Fritz Reuter Monument, Humboldt Park, Chicago, circa 1910
- Card type
- Lithograph
About this postcard
A bronze statue of the German novelist and Low German dialect poet Fritz Reuter (1810–1874) stands on a tall stone pedestal, a wreath hung at its base, amid lawns, flower beds and trees in Humboldt Park. Chicago's large German immigrant community raised the monument in Humboldt Park in the 1890s, and the park itself was laid out in the 1870s on the city's northwest side as one of its great West Park System pleasure grounds. The card presents the memorial as a landscaped civic shrine, with a yucca-like plant and bedding flowers in the foreground.
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Postcard record
| Publisher | B. Sebastian |
|---|---|
| Condition | Good |
| Place depicted | Humboldt Park, Chicago, IL |
| Publisher | B. Sebastian, Chicago, IL |
| Notes | White border; publisher imprint printed vertically along the right edge; "Printed in Germany"; light toning and staining at the edges. No postmark, no address, no message — unused card. Undivided back with printed "THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS." and stamp box "Domestic: ONE CENT / Foreign: TWO CENTS" (pre-1907 style). White border on front; color litho printed in Germany. Light edge wear and a few foxing spots. |
Cite this card
Fritz Reuter Monument, Humboldt Park, Chicago, circa 1910, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/fritz-reuter-monument-humboldt-park-chicago-circa-1910. Accessed October 24, 2026.