Scene in Deer Park near Starved Rock, IL, 1907

Subjects: Forests & Trees Public Parks & Commons Rivers & Streams
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1907 (Golden Age)

Back of Scene in Deer Park near Starved Rock, IL, 1907, c. 1907 lithograph postcard — Back

About this postcard

A group of men in early 1900s dress stand along a shallow pool in a rocky, tree-lined gorge. A tall cliff face rises on the right, with tall trees on the left. The setting is Deer Park, a scenic spot near Starved Rock, the sandstone bluff above the Illinois River that drew excursionists of the period. Visitors came for the shaded ravines and rock formations, and postcards served as souvenirs of the outing.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Dear Friends:- I think it is time you was coming over to the [illegible]

PostmarkedMINONK, IL, October 3, 1907, 14:30

Addressed to

Misses Sara & Vera Cinnamon

R.R. Rutland, IL

Postcard record

Postmarked	October 3, 1907, 14:30, MINONK, IL
Publisher	B. Sebastian
Series	133
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Misses Sara & Vera Cinnamon, R.R., Rutland, IL
Place depicted	Deer Park, IL
Publisher	B. Sebastian, Chicago, IL
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only
Notes	White border along right edge; handwritten message written on the front margin; undivided-back era card. Postmark: MINONK, ILL. OCT 3 1907 230P. Undivided back ('This side is for the address'); Made in Germany; publisher B. Sebastian, Chicago, Ill.

Cite this card

Scene in Deer Park near Starved Rock, IL, 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/scene-in-deer-park-near-starved-rock-il-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.