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Buckingham Memorial Fountain, Grant Park, Chicago, IL, 1962

Subjects
Monuments & MemorialsPublic Parks & CommonsTown & City Views
Card type
Chrome
Date
c. 1962 (Chrome)
Front of Buckingham Memorial Fountain, Grant Park, Chicago, IL, 1962, c. 1962 chrome postcard
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Back of Buckingham Memorial Fountain, Grant Park, Chicago, IL, 1962, c. 1962 chrome postcard
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A large ornamental fountain erupts in a tall central jet with side sprays, set in a park with a broad lawn in the foreground. Behind the fountain and a line of trees rises a city skyline of mid-century office towers and older high-rises under a clear blue sky.

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PublisherDexter Press, Inc.
BUCKINGHAM MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN "The center-piece of Grant Park" Chicago, Illinois The largest fountain of its type in the world built at a cost of $1,000,000, the gift of Miss Kate Buckingham in memory of her brother Mr. Charles Buckingham. The fountain is set in a garden 600 feet square surrounded by smaller pools and the column of water rises to a height of 90 feet. CHICAGO, "The City Beautiful"
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Postcard record

PublisherDexter Press, Inc.
SeriesRev. 3-62 50843-B
ConditionVery good
Place depictedBuckingham Fountain, Chicago, IL
Place depictedChicago, IL
Place mentionedChicago, IL
PublisherWest Nyack, NY
NotesChrome-era color photo card; no white border; slight edge and corner wear; no printed caption or handwriting on front. No postmark. Divided-back chrome-era card with printed caption; 'Rev. 3-62' code suggests a 1962 printing. No stamp, no handwriting, no address.

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Buckingham Memorial Fountain, Grant Park, Chicago, IL, 1962, postcard, c. 1962. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/buckingham-memorial-fountain-grant-park-chicago-il-1962. Accessed November 2, 2026.