Postcard: Garden of Eden View From Across the Street

Authors

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Identifier

FLSC_TJPC_01272017_0361

Description

This color photographic postcard features an overview of the Garden of Eden in Lucas, Kansas. The entire attraction is visible with a mausoleum on the left, a limestone house in the center and the entrance to the Garden of Eden to the right. Sculptures are visible in front of the buildings. Blue text is in the top left corner and there is printed text on the back of the card.

Physical Description

4"x 5" photographic postcard

Subject

Lucas (Kan.), Russell County (Kan.), Dinsmoor, Samuel Perry, 1843-1932, Garden of Eden (Lucas, ( Kan.), Attractions, Installations (Art)

Rights

This material may be protected by copyright law (Title 17 U.S.Code)

Publisher

Digitized by Forsyth Digital Collections

Collection

Tim Johnson Postcard Collection

Repository

Forsyth Library Special Collections

Comments

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Recommended Citation

"Postcard: Garden of Eden View From Across the Street" (2021). Tim Johnson Postcard Collection. 262.
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/tj_postcards/262

Language

eng

Transcription

Garden of Eden Garden of Eden Lucas, Kansas. Mr. Dinsmoor built a “Garden of Eden”, containing among other things, trees, sidewalks, fences, flower beds, fish pool, bird and animal cages, U.S. flags, a “Goddess of Liberty”, soldier, Indian, animals, birds, a monument showing the crucifixion of Labor, angels, the devil, Adam and Eve, the serpent, Cain and Abel, and a visitors dining hall. All these things are constructed of cement, and by 1927, he had used over 113 tons or about 2,273 sacks of cement.