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University of Chicago campus, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1910

Subject
Schools & Universities
Card type
Government postal card
Date
c. 1902 (Early)
Front of University of Chicago campus, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1910, c. 1902 postal card postcard
Front
Back of University of Chicago campus, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1910, c. 1902 postal card postcard
Back

About this postcard

A wide gravel drive leads between rows of white-walled, red-roofed collegiate buildings toward a central arched gateway, with lawns and young trees in the foreground. The card's own caption identifies the scene as the University of Chicago, the institution founded in 1890 with John D. Rockefeller's support in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. Its early quadrangles were built in a Gothic-revival style of limestone with red tile roofs, matching the appearance of the halls shown here.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Charlotte, 68: [illegible] from Connie Leighton Sma't School - int one - Erie

58. University of Chicago. --- POSTAL CARD Nothing but address on this side
PostmarkedAmesbury, MA, November 25, 1905, 17:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Charlotte S. Harrett

Parkman St., Dorchester, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Amesbury, MA
Series58
ConditionFair
Place addressedMiss Charlotte S. Harrett, Parkman St., Dorchester, MA
Place depictedUniversity of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902
NotesWhite border; handwritten message in ink across the lower front; ink spotting and smudging in the sky area. Postmark: AMESBURY MASS NOV 25 5 PM 1905 (second partial mark CHI... NOV 24). Undivided back, 'POSTAL CARD' government imprint, 1-cent Franklin stamp, white border, matte texture. Minor toning.

Cite this card

University of Chicago campus, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/university-of-chicago-campus-chicago-illinois-circa-1910. Accessed October 24, 2026.