The dam, Kishwaukee River, Belvidere, IL, 1920

Subjects: Bridges & Dams Rivers & Streams
Card type: Printed photo
Date: c. 1920 (White Border)

Back of The dam, Kishwaukee River, Belvidere, IL, 1920, Kirkland, USA, c. 1920 printed photo postcard — Back

About this postcard

The dam on the Kishwaukee River at Belvidere, Illinois, seen from downstream. Water slides over the low concrete crest into a wide pool, and the far bank is thick with trees and shrubs. A small frame building shows among the foliage at right, with a leafy branch overhanging the left edge. Belvidere, the Boone County seat, grew up along the Kishwaukee in northern Illinois farm country, and the river's dams were tied to the town's early waterpower.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Emerald I hope you are feeling fine Answer soon E. H.

PostmarkedBELVIDERE, WI, July 6, 1920, 22:30

Addressed to

Mr. Emerald Smith

85 Reservoir Ave. Jersey City, NJ

Postcard record

Postmarked	July 6, 1920, 22:30, BELVIDERE, WI
Publisher	Wm. G. Hoffman
Series	2913
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Mr. Emerald Smith, 85 Reservoir Ave., Jersey City, NJ
Place depicted	Kishwaukee River, Kirkland
Place depicted	Belvidere, IL
Publisher	Wm. G. Hoffman, Chicago, IL
Stamp	1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Notes	White border around the image; printed number 2913 at lower right; light surface wear and a few spots in the sky area. Postmark: BELOIT, WIS. JUL 6 10:30 PM 1920. Divided-back card with white border; message written sideways in pen; pencil dealer marks '4', 'E 11' and '8/6' at bottom; light creasing and edge wear.

Cite this card

The dam, Kishwaukee River, Belvidere, IL, 1920, postcard, c. 1920. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-dam-kishwaukee-river-belvidere-il-1920. Accessed November 2, 2026.