Front:
BEGINNING OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER-LAKE ITASCA, ITASCA STATE PARK IN MINNESOTA
HERE 1475 FT.
ABOVE
THE OCEAN
THE MIGHTY
MISSISSIPPI
BEGINS
TO FLOW
ON ITS
WINDING WAY
2552 MILES
TO THE
GULF
OF MEXICO
Back:
USE 3c
U. S.
• Few rivers have a more dramatic beginning than the Mississippi. The scene
on the other side is taken at the outlet of Lake Itasca—source of the Mississippi
River. You may cross on stepping stones or wade as thousands do annually.
FROM DIRECT COLOR PHOTOGRAPH BY W. A. FISHER COMPANY, VIRGINIA, MINNESOTA-
