Transcription
Back — Jean
Postcard Information
- Postmark: 1909 [month and day illegible]
- Sent To: Carthage IL
- Era: Golden Age (1907–1915)
- Stamp: 1¢ — Features portrait of Benjamin Franklin.
- Distance Traveled: Undetermined
About This Card
The stone circular colonnade — a monopteros — at Rand Park in Keokuk is visible from some distance on the bluffs above the Mississippi. Rand Park was named for a Keokuk family whose philanthropic gifts developed the grounds in the late 19th century. The park’s elevated position made it a natural viewpoint: on a clear day, the river curves toward the Illinois shore and the distant bluffs of Missouri are visible to the southwest. Jean, writing in 1909, sent this card signed just with her name.
