Vintage “Greetings from Russellville, Ark.” postcard

I didn’t recognize the viewpoint in this “Greetings from Russellville, Ark.” postcard, so I did a little bit of research to try to figure it out.

It turns out that this “Greetings from Russellville” card is a generic card that was used back in the 1930s for “Greetings” from a bunch of different places. An online image search found the same image on postcards for:

• “Berkshire Camp Lake Mountain Near Torrington CT”
• “Cherry Valley, N.Y.”
• “Farmer City, Ill.”
• “Worthington, Minn.”
• “Clinton, Massachusetts”
• “Mountaindale, N.Y.”
• “Hudson, Mich.”

This particular “Greetings from Russellville, Ark.” postcard was postmarked on November 21, 1937.

Text/message on the back of the card:

(to) The S. L. Parkers
%Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
Iowa

Ark. Tech., Russellville
Sunday a. m. nine o’clock
Dear Folks: Nelson just got the call from Des-Moines at the Turners but Central told him the call had been canceled; that you had received a telegram. That must have been from you, Bessie, and you must have missed the connection at Kansas City. Too bad! Hope you didn’t have to wait too long for another and will be with your Mother and Dad soon. Heaps of Love, and Best of Luck to you, Mother Parker.
We’ll all be rooting for you!