1912 Washington Park Lagoon Chicago IL Postcard

This delightful 1912 postcard captures a peaceful boating scene in Chicago’s Washington Park Lagoon, a cherished retreat designed by famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

Three women, dressed in the refined fashion of the day, share a small rowboat near one of the park’s graceful bridges, their reflections dancing gently on the water. To the left, a serene flock of sheep grazes on the sloping lawn!