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Buckingham Fountain, Grant Park, Chicago

Subjects
Monuments & MemorialsPublic Parks & Commons
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Buckingham Fountain, Grant Park, Chicago, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Buckingham Fountain, Grant Park, Chicago, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this subject

Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park, Chicago, with a tall central jet of water and multiple side sprays, surrounded by a pool and lawn. A fence and a few figures are visible in the foreground.

Postcard Details

Message · sk, in pen

[Bucki]ngham ave. Det[roit] v Chicago, Ill. jednej časti mesta kde priateľov mojich známych Rose Koman + Filly Kutina

Translation

[Bucki]ngham Ave. Det[roit] in Chicago, Ill. in one part of the city where friends of my acquaintances Rose Koman + Filly Kutina

PublisherTichnor Bros., Inc.
Buckingham Fountain, Grant Park, Chicago 25 --- Presented to the city by Miss Kate Buckingham in memory of her brother, Clarence Buckingham. It stands in line with the Congress Street Plaza and is patterned somewhat after the famous Fountain of Versailles. POST CARD TICHNOR QUALITY VIEWS REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. MADE ONLY BY TICHNOR BROS., INC., BOSTON, MASS. PUBLISHED BY CHAS. LEVY CIRCULATING COMPANY, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
PostmarkedOctober 19, 1941, 13:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. Frances Posta

16716 Rutherford Ave., Detroit, Michigan

Postcard record

Postmarked
Series25
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMrs. Frances Posta, 16716 Rutherford Ave., Detroit, MI
Place depictedBuckingham Fountain, Chicago, IL
Place mentionedGrant Park, Chicago, IL
Place mentionedVersailles
PublisherBoston, MA
Stamp1c Statue of Liberty, green
NotesLinen texture; light blue border. Postmark: OCT 19 1 30 PM 1941 (city name illegible). Linen-era divided-back card; white border; Tichnor Quality Views imprint.

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Buckingham Fountain, Grant Park, Chicago, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/buckingham-fountain-grant-park-chicago. Accessed October 5, 2026.