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Lincoln Bridge, Forest Park, St. Louis, Mo.
- Creator:
- Alfred Holzman Co.
- Location:
- Illinois, Chicago
- Origin Date:
- 1910
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 3 1/2 in x 5 1/2 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.0822
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Cartoons, Broadsides & Ephemera
Description
This tinted postcard features the Lincoln Bridge in Forest Park located in St. Louis, Missouri. The bridge crossed the small River des Peres running through the park until it was diverted totally underground in the 1930s. The postcard reverse is divided. A handwritten note in black ink from Hubby to Mrs. E. L. Bangs of Baltimore, Maryland, is on the left side. The St. Louis, Missouri, postmark is dated December 20, 1910. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum