Title

United States – Illinois – Chicago – Grant Park – Clarence Buckingham Memorial Fountain by Night

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Caption

Clarence Buckingham Memorial Fountain, by Night, Grant Park, Chicago – Clarence Buckingham Memorial Fountain, Grant Park, Chicago – The World's largest fountain of its type, built of Georgia Marble, a gift to the city by Miss Kate Buckingham in memory of her brother, who was a trustee and benefactor of the Art Institute. At night colored lights play upon the sparkling waters as they leap seventy to ninety feet into the air.

Physical Description

One linen postcard with a divided back. The postcard was published by the J.O. Stoll Company in Chicago, Illinois and printed by Curt Teich and Company in Chicago, Illinois.

Condition

Unused

Language of Postcard

English

Location

United States–Illinois–Cook County–Chicago

Publisher

J.O. Stoll Co.

Printer

Curt Teich & Co.

Printing Process

Chromolithography

Technique

Artist rendering

Date Issued

1930-1955

Object Type

Postcard

Object Size

14 X 09 cm

Original Collection

San Diego College for Women Postcard Collection

Print Series

C.T. Art-Colortone, 2A-H467

Publisher Series

100

Postcard Collection Number

Illinois-01

Digital Collection

San Diego College for Women Linen Postcard Collection

Digital Publisher

Copley Library, University of San Diego

Date Digitized

2013

Image File Size

396 KB

Image Format

Image/Jpeg

Repository

Special Collections. Copley Library, University of San Diego

Image File Location

Cop-Darc\Postcards\Linen Postcards\Illinois\IL-01A

Copyright

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