The Three Pagodas, near Alton, Illinois

Subjects: Forests & Trees Mountains & Hills
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1902 (Undivided Back)

Back of The Three Pagodas, near Alton, Illinois, c. 1902 lithograph postcard — Back

About this subject

Color view of three tall, columnar rock formations rising from a steep, wooded slope. The rocks are banded and eroded, with trees and brush around their bases and a pale sky above.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Greeting from Alton Here two men humingros to Grafton Yours F. T.

PostmarkedJoliet, IL, May 20, 1908, 08:00

Addressed to

Rosella M. Tupper

405 Collins St, Joliet, IL

Postcard record

Postmarked	May 20, 1908, 08:00, Joliet, IL
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Rosella M. Tupper, 405 Collins St, Joliet, IL
Place depicted	The Three Pagodas, Alton, IL
Place mentioned	Alton, IL
Publisher	St. Louis, MO
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
Notes	White border at bottom with printed caption; lithographic grain; faint crease upper left. Postmark: JOLIET ILL. MAY 20 1908 8 AM. Divided-back litho-chrome card (Made in Germany), flag machine cancel; light edge wear and faint foxing.

Cite this card

The Three Pagodas, near Alton, Illinois, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-three-pagodas-near-alton-illinois. Accessed October 5, 2026.