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Elephant at Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1910

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Printed photo

About this subject

A black-and-white view of an elephant standing inside an open-sided shelter with a hipped roof, behind a white wooden fence in a park setting. A dark figure, likely an attendant, sits on the fence rail at right, with dense trees and foliage behind and a bed of low plants in the foreground.

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ConditionGood
Place depictedLincoln Park, Chicago, IL
NotesWhite border around the image with light foxing/age staining on the border; halftone print on cream stock. No postmark, stamp, address, or message present — back is unused. Divided-back card with printed 'Post Card' heading, correspondence/address instructions, and stamp box reading 'United States and Canada one cent. Foreign Two Cents.' Faint pencil dealer marks ('48', '1.00') near stamp box, not correspondence. Front is a matte halftone print with a white border; card stock is toned and soiled with surface wear along the bottom edge.

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Elephant at Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/elephant-at-lincoln-park-chicago-illinois-circa-1910. Accessed October 5, 2026.