Aerial View of Municipal Trailer Park – Tampa, Florida Postcard

Offered is an authentic postcard featuring an aerial view of the Municipal Trailer Park in Tampa, Florida. The image shows numerous travel trailers, park roads, community buildings, and the surrounding waterfront, providing a fascinating glimpse into wartime-era trailer park living and automobile travel.

The reverse identifies the publisher as Curteich-Chicago and credits the photograph to Robertson & Fresh. The postcard was mailed with a green United States “For Defense” three-cent Industry–Agriculture stamp and is postmarked Tampa, Florida, May 12, 1943.

Postcard Details

• Title: Aerial View of Municipal Trailer Park, Tampa, Fla.
• Location: Tampa, Florida
• Publisher: Curteich-Chicago
• Photo credit: Robertson & Fresh
• Series number: 76
• Card number: OB-H1099
• Printing method: Curteich “C.T. Art-Colortone” process (identified on reverse)
• Postcard type: Linen postcard
• Era: Linen Era (supported by the Art-Colortone printing and linen-textured finish)
• Back type: Divided back
• Embossed: No
• Stamp: United States three-cent “For Defense” Industry–Agriculture stamp affixed
• Postmark: Tampa, Florida, May 12, 1943
• Writing: Handwritten message and address on reverse
• Postal use: Mailed

Historical Context

During the early 1940s, municipal trailer parks became increasingly important as housing for military personnel, defense workers, and families relocating to rapidly growing wartime industrial centers. Tampa experienced significant population growth during World War II, making facilities such as this municipal trailer park an important part of the city’s housing infrastructure.

Curteich’s “C.T. Art-Colortone” linen postcards were among the most recognizable American postcards of the 1930s and 1940s, known for their vivid colors and textured printing process.

Why Collectors Value It

This postcard is collectible for its combination of:

• Tampa, Florida history
• World War II-era housing and travel
• Municipal trailer park history
• Early recreational vehicle and trailer culture
• Linen-era postcard collecting
• Curteich Art-Colortone production
• Wartime postal history
• Americana and transportation history

The detailed aerial perspective offers an excellent period view of trailer park design, automobiles, and community planning during the early 1940s.

Condition

Pre-owned postcard in vintage condition with an affixed three-cent United States “For Defense” stamp, May 12, 1943 Tampa, Florida postmark, handwritten correspondence on the reverse, age-related toning, surface wear, corner and edge wear, and other signs of normal handling and storage.

Please use eBay’s magnifier/zoom feature to inspect edge wear, corners, creases, surface issues, writing, stains, paper loss, album residue, and other imperfections before purchasing.

The postcard shown is the exact item you will receive.