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Grant Monument, Lincoln Park, Chicago, circa 1940

Subjects
Monuments & MemorialsPublic Parks & Commons
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Grant Monument, Lincoln Park, Chicago, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Grant Monument, Lincoln Park, Chicago, circa 1940, c. 1930 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.
134 GRANT MONUMENT, LINCOLN PARK, CHICAGO 4A-H350 --- GRANT MONUMENT, LINCOLN PARK, CHICAGO The Grant Monument, the work of L. [illegible] Rebisso, is an equestrian figure of colossal proportions mounted on a mammoth base of granite, and overlooking the lake from Lake Shore Drive. THE J. O. STOLL CO., CHICAGO, ILL. GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (U.S.A.) POST CARD
PostmarkedChicago, IL
Stamp
Addressed to
Mary Miney

Maine St., Ligonier, PA

Postcard record

PostmarkedChicago, IL
PublisherThe J. O. Stoll Co.
Series134
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
NotesLinen-textured stock with a white border; printed card number 134 at upper left and 4A-H350 at lower right. Postmark: CHICAGO 3 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, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/grant-monument-lincoln-park-chicago-circa-1940. Accessed October 24, 2026.