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Snap Shot of State Fair Grounds, Springfield
- Creator:
- Curt Teich & Co.
- Location:
- Illinois, Chicago
- Origin Date:
- 1900-1907
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 3 1/2 in x 5 3/16 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.1640
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Cartoons, Broadsides & Ephemera
Description
This colored postcard features an overview of the State Fair Grounds at Springfield, Illinois. The postcard has 3/4 inch of blank space after the right edge of the image where the caption is printed in a very small font in red ink along the top edge of the space. A handwritten note in pencil to "Dear Kids" is also in the space. The postcard reverse is addressed to Mrs. Selby Nelson and has a postmark dated 1907. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum