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Grant Monument, Lincoln Park, Chicago, 1942

Subjects
Monuments & MemorialsPublic Parks & Commons
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1942 (Linen)
Front of Grant Monument, Lincoln Park, Chicago, 1942, c. 1942 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The card shows the Grant Monument in Chicago's Lincoln Park: a bronze equestrian statue of General Ulysses S. Grant standing atop a stone pedestal, which rises above a terraced limestone structure with arched openings and a bridge-like approach, framed by shrubs and lawn. The monument, with its equestrian figure by sculptor Louis T. Rebisso, was dedicated in 1891 and remains one of the largest equestrian memorials in the United States. Lincoln Park, established in the 1860s on the city's north side, is Chicago's largest public park.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Hello Mary! It sure is or was a long trip but I'm enjoying it very much. You meet nice people everywhere. Agnes

PublisherThe J. O. Stoll Co.
GRANT MONUMENT, LINCOLN PARK, CHICAGO GRANT MONUMENT, LINCOLN PARK, CHICAGO The Grant Monument, the work of L. T. Rebisso, is an equestrian figure of colossal proportions mounted on a mammoth base of granite, and overlooking the lake from Lake Shore Drive.
PostmarkedChicago, IL, December 31, 1942, 03:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mary Miney

Maine St. Ligonier, PA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Chicago, IL
PublisherThe J. O. Stoll Co.
Series134 4A-H350
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMary Miney, Maine St., Ligonier, PA
Place depictedLincoln Park, Chicago, IL, Chicago, IL
Stamp1c Statue of Liberty, green, perforated on all sides
Stamp3c Statue of Liberty, purple, perforated on all sides
NotesLinen-textured stock with a white border; printed card number 134 at upper left and 4A-H350 at lower right. Postmark: CHICAGO DEC 31 3 AM 1942 IL — WWII era: 1¢ green "INDUSTRY-AGRICULTURE / FOR DEFENSE" stamp with "BUY WAR SAVINGS BONDS AND STAMPS" slogan cancel; linen-textured Curteich "C.T. Art-Colortone" stock; light corner/edge wear, faint pencil "25" at top.

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Grant Monument, Lincoln Park, Chicago, 1942, postcard, c. 1942. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/grant-monument-lincoln-park-chicago-1942. Accessed November 2, 2026.