Serene Lakes and Rivers

Colorful vintage postcard landscapes featuring tranquil lakes and tree-lined rivers, highlighting the beauty of natural waterways.

A beautiful scene on Current River in the Ozarks , Rivers, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

View of tree-lined lake , Lakes & ponds, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Thirty Acre Pond, Field Park, Brockton, Mass. , Lakes & ponds, Parks, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Tree-lined river , Trees, Rivers, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Canandaigua Lake and Squaw Island, by moonlight, in the Finger Lake Region, Canandaigua, N. Y. , Lakes & ponds, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Magnolia Gardens, Charleston, S. C. , Parks, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

A beautiful scene on Current River in the Ozarks , Rivers, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

View of river, tree in background , Rivers, Trees, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Riverside Park, Jacksonville, Fla. , Parks, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Noccalula Falls, Gadsden, Ala. , Waterfalls, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Tree-lined road , Trees, Roads, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

A canoe on a lake, trees in the foreground and background , Lakes & ponds, Trees, Boats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

A body of water by a road, guard rail in between , Bodies of water, Roads, Fences, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Tree-lined road, guard rail to the right , Trees, Roads, Fences, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

View of lake through foliage , Lakes & ponds, Shrubs, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Ravine Gardens, Palatka, Florida , Parks, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Tree-lined road by a body of water , Bodies of water, Trees, Roads, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Tree-lined road , Roads, Trees, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

View of lake , Lakes & ponds, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Tree and flower-lined road , Roads, Trees, Flowers, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

View of Potomac River at Mountain Lock, below Sharpsburg, near Hagerstown, Md. , Rivers, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Glen Ellis Falls, Pinkham Notch, White Mountains, N.H. , Waterfalls, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

View of lake , Lakes & ponds, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

New England Gardens E (or American Gardens), Scenic still image. Postcards. 1898 - 1931. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Gardens , New England

The willows, Salem Willows, Mass. , Willows, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Patterson Island, Gary, Indiana , Lakes & ponds, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Mt. Lafayette and Echo Lake from Artist's Bluff, Franconia Notch, White Mountains, N.H. , Mountains, Lakes & ponds, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Tree-lined road , Roads, Trees, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

The Basin and Old Man's Foot, Franconia Notch, White Mountains, N.H. , Waterfalls, Bridges, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Tree-lined river , Trees, Rivers, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

View along Pocomoke River, Pocomoke City, Md. , Rivers, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Beautiful spanish moss in Florida , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

View from Lover's Rock, near Danbury, Conn. , Valleys, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Washington Monument and Cherry Blossoms, Washington, D. C. , Monuments & memorials, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Footpath, West Rock Park, New Haven, Conn. , Parks, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

A body of water by a road, trees in between , Bodies of water, Roads, Trees, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Scenic Brookwood Park, Valdosta, Ga. , Parks, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

A body of water by a road, trees in between , Bodies of water, Roads, Trees, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

French Mountain, Lake George, N. Y. , Mountains, Lakes & ponds, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Green Lake, near Rotorua, New Zealand photographic postcards, picture postcards

Scene in Weymouth Heights, Southern Pines, N. C. , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Scene in Mateeba Gardens, near Charleston, S. C. , Parks, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

View of Lake Champlain at Bluff Point and Valcour Island, Plattsburg, N. Y. , Lakes & ponds, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Lower lake, Sardis Lake area, near Batesville and Sardis, Miss. , Lakes & ponds, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Parent Navel Orange Tree, Riverside, California , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Looking down Kennebec River from Coburn Park, Skowhegan, Me. , Rivers, Parks, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

At the RöderGroßenhain. At the Röder

Lake view in Daffin Park, Savannah, Ga. , Lakes & ponds, Parks, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Winooski River below City, Montpelier, Vt. still image. Postcards. 1903 - 1904. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Winooski River (Vt.)

Glen Ellis, Jackson, White Mountains, N. H. still image. Postcards. 1898 - 1931. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Jackson (N.H.)

Sand dunes, Ogunquit, Maine , Beaches, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Mango tree, Miami, Florida , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Scene in Cadwalader Park, Trenton, N. J. , Parks, Lakes & ponds, Bridges, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Willoughby Lake, Westmore, Vt. , Lakes & ponds, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Sunset at Seaside, Oregon, on Pacific Ocean , Seas, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Beardsley Park Water Falls, Bridgeport, Conn. , Parks, Waterfalls, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Candle Pines, Southern Pines, N. C. , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Paul Smith's (Lake St. Regis) , Hotels, Lakes & ponds, Boats. Louis Prang & Company Collection

The Birches, Lenox, Mass. still image. Postcards. 1898 - 1931. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Massachusetts, Trees, Vehicles , United States

Morning mists on Lake Pennesseewassee, Norway, Maine , Lakes & ponds, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

The Wheat-Field. Gettysburg, PA. , Historic sites, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Cherry Blossom time, Washington, D. C. , Parks, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Main trail through cypress gardens in sunny Florida , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Growing Pineapples - postcard Cuba circa 1920

Aerial view of Pleasant Lake, on which is located Camp Aldersgate, Brantingham Lake in the background. P. O. Brantingham, N. Y., Adirondack Mts. , Lakes & ponds, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Moonlit lake, tree in foreground , Lakes & ponds, Trees, Moonlight, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Surf at Thunder Hole, Mt. Desert Island, Bar Harbor, Me. , Seas, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Lake and village from Mine Hill, Auburn, N.H. , Lakes & ponds, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Cuba Island, Lake Cobbosseecontee, Maine , Lakes & ponds, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Narada Falls, Rainier National Park, Washington , Waterfalls, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Royal Poinciana Tree , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Under the willows, Rye Beach, N.H. still image. Postcards. 1903 - 1904. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Rye (N.H.)

BergschlößchenNossens. Mountain

Dates Growing in Sight of Snow-Capped Mountains in the Coachella Valley | Library of Congress

Rankin Lake -- City reservoir, Gastonia, N. C. , Lakes & ponds, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

The walk in Magnolia Gardens, Charleston, S. C. , Parks, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Eagle Cliff, Franconia Notch, N. H. still image. Postcards. 1908 - 1909. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. New Hampshire, Cliffs , New Hampshire

Otter Cliffs, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Mt. Desert Island, Me. , Seas, Parks, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Susquehanna River, Sayre, Pa. , Rivers, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Lover's Leap -- Rock City Gardens, Lookout Mt. , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Wild Cat Mountain from Fairview Bridge, Jackson, N. H. still image. Postcards. 1898 - 1931. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Mount Egmont from Recreation Grounds, New Plymouth, New Zealand photographic postcards

Dancing waves on the rolling ocean at Avon-by-the-Sea, N. J. , Seas, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Draper's Valley, Pulaski, Va. , Valleys, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Eagle Lake, from Mountain Road, Bar Harbor, Maine , Lakes & ponds, Roads, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Aerial view of Shafer Lake, Ind., looking north from dam, Ideal Beach Resort on end of peninsula left center , Lakes & ponds, Dams, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Lake Greenwood, 'Buzzard Roost' in Greenwood County, South Carolina , Lakes & ponds, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Mount of Olives (Jebel Et-Tur) General view of Garden of Gethsemane, Jerusalem. Israel, old color chromolithography The Holy Land 1898

Florida--Rockledge--Indian River--Orange Grove--The Walk still image. Postcards. 1898. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Beaches , Florida, Rockledge (Fla.), Indian River (Fla. : River)

Up the Delaware from the water Gap, Delaware Water Gap, Pa. still image. Postcards. 1900. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Delaware River (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.), Pennsylvania, Rivers

Αποψις εκ χωρίου βύρου - Κέρκυρα - Vue prise du village Vyro - Corfou , Trees, Bodies of water. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Scene on Buffalo River between Harrison and Jasper, Arkansas on highway no. 7 , Rivers, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Crawford House, Saco Lake, White Mountains, N.H. still image. Postcards. 1898 - 1931. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Mountains, Ducks, New Hampshire

The Jacaranda trees of Florida- Avon Park , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Surf at sand beach, Great Head, Bar Harbor, Maine , Seas, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Cheery Blossom time at Potomac Park, Washington, D. C. , Parks, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Lilac Collection, Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Mass. , Lilacs, Botanical gardens, Arnold Arboretum, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

View of the forests from Harrison Park, Grand Canyon of Pa. , Valleys, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Air view of Boonville Park, showing Bathing Beach and Ball Grounds, Boonville, N. Y. , Parks, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Delaware River above bridge, Shohola, Pa. , Rivers, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

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