The view looks across the west bend of the Kankakee River near Kankakee, Illinois, where two small figures stand in the shallow, slow-moving water while wooded banks and a few red-roofed houses line the far shore. The Kankakee River rises in northern Indiana and flows westward through Illinois to join the Des Plaines River, and its broad, marshy bends were a familiar scenic subject for early twentieth-century postcards of the region.
Postcard Details
Message · German, in pen
Herzlich [illegible] von [illegible]
es freut mich zu hören dass es [illegible]
und hoffe dass es [illegible]
The [illegible] you continue [illegible]
Translation
Heartfelt [illegible] from [illegible]
I am glad to hear that it [illegible]
and hope that it [illegible]
The [illegible] you continue [illegible]
White border; handwritten message across the lower front; circular postmark/cancel impression at lower right; hand-colored printing.
Postmark: KANK[AKEE] FEB 5 4:30 PM 1907. Undivided back with "THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS"; no white border; colored halftone print; light edge/corner wear and slight soiling.
Cite this card
West Bend of the Kankakee River, Kankakee, Illinois, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/west-bend-of-the-kankakee-river-kankakee-illinois-circa-1910. Accessed October 24, 2026.
