A view down a long formal sunken garden in Fairmount Park, with elaborate carpet-bedding floral patterns in red, yellow and green set in lawn, flanked by rows of large shade trees, and a white classical building at the far end.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
My wife when living enjoyed looking
over my cards to see the different
places, she thought every place was
prettier then Harrisburg. did you ever
Exchange with Miss. Minnie G. Krase
43 Bellinger St. Rochester
N.Y.
I have received fine scenery from her
Addressed to
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Postcard record
Condition
Good
Notes
Chromolithograph with characteristic stipple/rosette texture; white margin at right edge carrying a handwritten message. Undivided-back era.
No postmark. Undivided back ("THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY."), stamp box reads "Place Stamp Here / Domestic One cent / Foreign Two cents". Imprint at left edge: "No.624 UNITED ART PUBLISHING CO. (PRINTED IN GERMANY)." Light edge wear and slight toning; no cancellation.
Cite this card
Sunken Garden, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1910, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/sunken-garden-fairmount-park-philadelphia-pennsylvania-circa. Accessed October 5, 2026.
