Automobile on winding drive, Cherokee Park, Louisville, KY, 1907
- Card type
- Lithograph
About this postcard
A curving park drive at sunset, with a single early open automobile heading away along the road and broad lawns, shrubs, and a tree line beyond; overhanging foliage frames the upper left. Cherokee Park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted in the early 1890s as part of Louisville's park system, and its winding carriage drives followed Beargrass Creek east of downtown. By the first decade of the 1900s, those drives were shared with a growing number of motorists, and the open car here captures that transition.
Postcard Details
Amesbury, MA
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , Cincinnati, OH |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Illustrated Postal Card Co. |
| Series | 17-2 |
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Miss Charlotte Hannett, Amesbury, MA |
| Place depicted | Cherokee Park, Louisville, KY |
| Publisher | Illustrated Postal Card Co., New York, NY |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides |
| Notes | White border at bottom carrying the printed caption; handwriting in ink across the lower border; light edge and corner wear, small surface scuffs in the sky. Postmark: CINCINNATI, O. SEP 14 8:30 AM 1907; 'AMESB[URY]' receiving mark, addressed to Miss Charlotte Hannett, Amesbury, Mass. Undivided back ('This Side for the Address Only'), 1¢ Franklin stamp, pre-1907 private mailing card. Light edge wear and toning. |
Cite this card
Automobile on winding drive, Cherokee Park, Louisville, KY, 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/automobile-on-winding-drive-cherokee-park-louisville-ky-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.