Buckingham Fountain, Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1940

Subjects: Monuments & Memorials Public Parks & Commons
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Buckingham Fountain, Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1940, Curt Teich & Co., IL, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

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A night view of Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park, its central jet rising high above a ring of smaller sprays, with the Chicago skyline silhouetted against a sunset sky behind it. The fountain, designed by Edward H. Bennett and modeled on the Latona Fountain at Versailles, was donated by Kate Sturges Buckingham in memory of her brother Clarence and dedicated in 1927. It is one of the largest fountains in the world, set at the center of a formal garden in Grant Park along Lake Michigan.

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PublisherCurt Teich & Co.

165—Buckingham Fountain, Grant Park, Chicago © CURT TEICH & CO., INC. --- CLARENCE BUCKINGHAM MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN, GRANT PARK, CHICAGO The World's largest fountain of its type, built of Georgia Marble, a gift to the city by Miss Kate Buckingham in memory of her brother, who was a trustee and benefactor of the Art Institute. At night colored lights play upon the sparkling waters as they leap seventy to ninety feet into the air. POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE 1B-H1555 GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) THE J. O. STOLL CO., CHICAGO, ILL.

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Publisher	Curt Teich & Co.
Series	165
Condition	Very good
Publisher	Curt Teich & Co., Chicago, IL
Notes	Linen-textured stock with a narrow white border; copyright imprint of Curt Teich & Co. in the lower left corner. No postmark; unused card. Divided-back Curt Teich "C.T. Art-Colortone" linen-era postcard (1B-H1555), tan textured stock, light edge wear and slight soiling. Front has no white border.

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Buckingham Fountain, Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/buckingham-fountain-grant-park-chicago-illinois-circa-1940. Accessed October 25, 2026.