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Drive and Conservatory in Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1910

Subjects
GardensPublic Parks & Commons
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1902 (Undivided Back)
Front of Drive and Conservatory in Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1910, c. 1902 lithograph postcard
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Back of Drive and Conservatory in Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1910, c. 1902 lithograph postcard
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About this subject

A tree-lined gravel drive curves through Lincoln Park in Chicago, with two small figures walking in the distance and park benches set on the grass. Behind the trees at right stands the large glass-roofed conservatory building, with flower beds and lawn in the foreground.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Dear Sara - I got your letter. Can't get his love so far, but got ribbon. Will get good summer today at least I hope again for lake All the [illegible] Lovingly, Stella

PublisherV. O. Hammon Pub. Co.
DRIVE AND CONSERVATORY IN LINCOLN PARK, CHICAGO No. 235. V. O. Hammon Pub. Co., Chicago --- POST CARD THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS.
PostmarkedOctober 2, 1908, 10:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Sara Cunnauer

Rutland, Illinois

Postcard record

Postmarked
SeriesNo. 235
ConditionGood
Place depictedLincoln Park, Chicago, IL
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
NotesWhite band across the bottom of the front used for the handwritten message; undivided-era style. Light edge and corner wear. Postmark: CLAR[?] OCT 2 10:30 1908. Undivided back ('THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS.'), printed 'POST CARD' header, 1c green Franklin stamp. Light soiling and corner wear.

Cite this card

Drive and Conservatory in Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/drive-and-conservatory-in-lincoln-park-chicago-illinois-circ. Accessed October 5, 2026.