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Scene in Deer Park near Starved Rock, Illinois, circa 1907

Subjects
Forests & TreesRivers & Streams
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Scene in Deer Park near Starved Rock, Illinois, circa 1907, c. 1930 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of Scene in Deer Park near Starved Rock, Illinois, circa 1907, c. 1930 lithograph postcard
Back

About this subject

A group of men in early-1900s dress stand along a shallow pool of water in a rocky, tree-lined gorge, with a tall cliff face rising on the right and tall trees on the left.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Dear Elsie, I think it is time you are coming over to the [illegible]

PublisherB. Sebastian
SCENE IN DEER PARK NEAR STARVED ROCK, ILL. 153 --- This side is for the address Made in Germany. Publisher B. Sebastian, Chicago, Ill.
PostmarkedBuffalo, NY
Stamp
Addressed to
Mr. [illegible] Spero & Bros Commission Merchants

Buffalo, N.Y.

Postcard record

PostmarkedBuffalo, NY
Series153
ConditionGood
Place depictedDeer Park, IL
PublisherB. Sebastian, Chicago, IL
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
NotesWhite border along right edge; handwritten message written on the front margin; undivided-back era card. Postmark: BUFFALO N.Y. 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, Illinois, circa 1907, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/scene-in-deer-park-near-starved-rock-illinois-circa-1907. Accessed October 5, 2026.