Title

United States – Illinois – Chicago – Famed Water Tower

Preview

Photographer

Kaufmann-Fabry Photo

Sender

B.V.L. [Chicago, Illinois, United States]

Recipient

Miss May A. Clarke [San Diego, California, United States]

Postmark

1955-07-26

Caption

Famed Water Tower, Chicago, III. The Famed Water Tower, on whose site the great Chicago fire of 1871 was stopped, has been preserved as a monument to that terrible disaster.

Physical Description

One linen postcard with a divided back. The postcard was published by Cameo Greeting Cards, Inc. in Chicago, Illinois and printed by ColourPicture Publishers, Inc. in Boston, Massachusetts. The postcard features a photograph by Kaufmann-Farby.

Condition

Used

Language of Message

English

Language of Postcard

English

Location

United States–Illinois–Cook County–Chicago

Publisher

Cameo Greeting Cards, Inc.

Printer

ColourPicture Publishers, Inc.

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

K 1573

Publisher Series

4

Postcard Collection Number

Illinois-14

Digital Collection

San Diego College for Women Linen Postcard Collection

Digital Publisher

Copley Library, University of San Diego

Date Digitized

2013

Image File Size

308 KB

Image Format

Image/Jpeg

Repository

Special Collections. Copley Library, University of San Diego

Image File Location

Cop-Darc\Postcards\Linen Postcards\Illinois\IL-14A

Copyright

This postcard may be protected by copyright law. It is being made available for non-commercial, personal, educational, and research use only. It is the responsibility of the user to locate and obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) or heirs for any other use.