1905 Navy Yard Kilbourn Wisconsin Dells Private Mailing Card Vintage Postcard UDB

About This Postcard

This rare antique color-tinted postcard features a scenic view titled Navy Yard in the Wisconsin Dells, located near Kilbourn, Wisconsin. Part of the Views of the Wisconsin Dells series, the image captures the unique sandstone rock formations along the Wisconsin River, framed by an elegant Art Nouveau-style border with decorative columns. At the turn of the century, Kilbourn (now known as Wisconsin Dells) was a major tourist destination, and these "Private Mailing Cards" were a popular way for visitors to share the area's natural beauty.

Details

Era: Undivided Back (1905)
City: Kilbourn (Wisconsin Dells)
State: Wisconsin
Region: Midwest
Country: United States
Topic: Wisconsin Dells, Rock Formations, River Landscapes, Art Nouveau Design, Private Mailing Cards.
Condition: Circulated
Address Side: Undivided Back
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Artist / Photographer: Not Stated
Publisher: Not Stated
Printer: Likely American
Print Type: Tinted Halftone / Lithograph

Additional Information

This card was postmarked in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on December 21, 1905, and received in Elwood, New Jersey, on December 24, 1905, just in time for Christmas. It bears a green one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp and is addressed to Mrs. Louis E. Stone. A lengthy handwritten message on the front to "My Dear Nellie" offers holiday greetings and mentions wishing to be in "the Carolinas." The address side is a Private Mailing Card authorized by the 1898 Act of Congress, featuring the strict "This side is exclusively for the address" instruction used before 1907.

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