Fort Dearborn reconstruction, Chicago World's Fair, circa 1933

Subjects: Military Branches & Training Camps World's Fairs & Expositions
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Fort Dearborn reconstruction, Chicago World's Fair, circa 1933, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

A reconstructed log stockade and blockhouse of Fort Dearborn, shown with its central tower, palisade fence and frame outbuildings beside a roadway and lamp post. The original Fort Dearborn, built at the mouth of the Chicago River in 1803, was destroyed in the 1812 battle and massacre that bears its name; this replica was erected as a historical exhibit at Chicago's Century of Progress International Exposition of 1933–34. The card's linen texture and Curt Teich production number date it to that fair era.

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PublisherMax Rigot Selling Co.

WF.2 FORT DEARBORN, CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR 1A857 --- Blockhouse and soldiers' barracks of the "third Fort Dearborn", reappear on the shore of Lake Michigan as part of the 1933 Century of Progress Exposition. Near here stood the original block- house and barracks of the old fort whose inhabi- tants were victims in 1812 of the Dearborn Mas- sacre -- eventful day in Chicago's pioneer history. WF.2 PUBLISHED BY MAX RIGOT SELLING CO., CHICAGO C. T. AMERICAN ART COLORED POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE Chicago World's Fair 1933

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Publisher	Max Rigot Selling Co.
Series	WF.2
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Chicago World's Fair, Chicago, IL
Place mentioned	Fort Dearborn, Chicago, IL
Publisher	Max Rigot Selling Co., Chicago, IL
Notes	White border; visible linen/crosshatch texture; Curt Teich production number 1A857 at lower right and series code WF.2 at upper left. No postmark. Divided back; white border; linen texture. Printed 1933 Century of Progress ad copy; light age toning.

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Fort Dearborn reconstruction, Chicago World's Fair, circa 1933, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/fort-dearborn-reconstruction-chicago-worlds-fair-circa-1933. Accessed October 25, 2026.