Lily Pond, Lincoln Park, Chicago, IL, 1906
- Card type
- Printed photo
- Date
- c. 1906 (Early)
About this postcard
A still pond edged with lily pads and reeds, shaded by dense shrubs and trees, with a small rustic stone bridge and a lamp post among the foliage. Lincoln Park runs along Chicago's lakefront north of downtown, laid out in the 1860s on the grounds of the former City Cemetery and expanded over the following decades with lagoons, conservatories and formal gardens. The lily pond was one of its quieter corners, a scene visitors sent home as a souvenir of the city. The sender wrote from Illinois in mid-November 1906 and addressed the card to Mrs. Louise G. Swain in Chatham, New Jersey, where it arrived a few days later.
Postcard Details
Chatham, NJ
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , Chicago, IL |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Suhling & Koehn |
| Series | ART SERIES. 619 4149 |
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Mrs Louise L. Swann, Chatham, NJ |
| Place depicted | Lincoln Park, Chicago, IL |
| received | Chatham, NJ |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides |
| Notes | Undivided-back era card; handwritten message in pencil across the lower front margin over the white border; red printed caption; light corner and edge wear. Postmark: CHICAGO ILL NOV 17 1 30 AM 1906; receiving mark CHATHAM N.J. REC'D NOV 19 1906. Undivided back ("THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS"), green "Post Card." heading, 1¢ Franklin stamp, German-printed stock. Light toning and edge wear. |
Cite this card
Lily Pond, Lincoln Park, Chicago, IL, 1906, postcard, c. 1906. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/lily-pond-lincoln-park-chicago-il-1906. Accessed November 2, 2026.