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Drive and conservatory, Lincoln Park, Chicago, 1908

Subjects
GardensPublic Parks & Commons
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1908 (Golden Age)
Front of Drive and conservatory, Lincoln Park, Chicago, 1908, c. 1908 lithograph postcard
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Back of Drive and conservatory, Lincoln Park, Chicago, 1908, c. 1908 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A gravel drive curves through Lincoln Park beneath a canopy of mature trees, with two small figures walking in the distance and benches set out on the grass. The long glass-roofed conservatory rises behind the trees at right, fronted by lawn and flower beds. Lincoln Park's conservatory was a product of the 1890s, a glasshouse of palms and tropical plants that drew Chicagoans north along the lakefront for a warm walk in any season. On the back, Rilla writes to Sara Cinnamon in Rutland, Illinois, about a letter received and someone she has not yet managed to find, closing "Lovingly."

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

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

PublisherV. O. Hammon Pub. Co.
DRIVE AND CONSERVATORY IN LINCOLN PARK, CHICAGO
PostmarkedChicago, IL, October 2, 1908, 10:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Sara Cinnamon

Rutland, IL

Postcard record

Postmarked, Chicago, IL
PublisherV. O. Hammon Pub. Co.
SeriesNo. 235
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss Sara Cinnamon, Rutland, IL
Place depictedLincoln Park, Chicago, IL
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only
NotesWhite band across the bottom of the front used for the handwritten message; undivided-era style. Light edge and corner wear. Postmark: CHI. CLARK ST. ILL. OCT 2 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, Lincoln Park, Chicago, 1908, postcard, c. 1908. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/drive-and-conservatory-lincoln-park-chicago-1908. Accessed November 2, 2026.