1. Material:
  2. paper (33,830)

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