Popular Walk in Highland Park, Rochester, NY, 1910

Subjects: Gardens Public Parks & Commons
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1910 (Golden Age)

Back of Popular Walk in Highland Park, Rochester, NY, 1910, Mrs Harry M. Farraud, OH, USA, c. 1910 lithograph postcard — Back

About this postcard

A winding gravel path climbs through a landscaped hillside in Highland Park, Rochester, New York, bordered by broad beds of low, colorful foliage and shaded by tall deciduous trees; several small figures in early-20th-century dress stroll along the walk. Highland Park was laid out in the late 1880s on land given by nurserymen Patrick Barry and others, and it became famous for its lilac collection, planted from 1892 onward. The card's tinted, textured rendering is typical of mass-produced view postcards of the period.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Dear Emily:- Your postal came to-day and am de- lighted to thank you are coming East. Holly is an hours ride from R-. Either by trolly or steam road. Will be delighted to have you come on to R- for a visit. Let me know just when you will come. am staying at my mothers for this week & look after the little boy while they are on a trip, up the Lakes.

PostmarkedRochester, July 26, 1910, 12:00

Addressed to

Mrs Harry M. Farraud

26 Woan Are. East Cleveland, OH

Postcard record

Postmarked	July 26, 1910, 12:00, Rochester
Series	24610
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Mrs Harry M. Farraud, 26 Woan Are., East Cleveland, OH
Stamp	1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
Notes	Fine crosshatch/halftone texture across the image; no white border; printed card number 24610 at lower right; light edge and corner wear. Postmark: ROCHESTER N.Y. JUL 26 12-PM 1910 — divided back, red 'Postal Card' design, 1¢ Franklin adhesive stamp; pencil date notation 'July 27th 1910' over the ink message; light corner wear. Message line originally read 'is less than an hours ride'; 'less than' struck through. Pencil annotation 'Only 27 miles' written over the message near 'steam road'.

Cite this card

Popular Walk in Highland Park, Rochester, NY, 1910, postcard, c. 1910. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/popular-walk-in-highland-park-rochester-ny-1910. Accessed November 2, 2026.