Tag Archives: V.O. Hammon

Summer Furniture

Posted on January 21, 2016 by moore5145

Let’s forget about the impending snowstorm this weekend and stroll through an aisle in the Summer Furniture Exhibit at Marshall Field & Co. It’s a never-ending row of white and green wicker furniture. I especially like the columns of ladies … Continue reading →

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Curt Teich Postcard Archives

Posted on October 4, 2011 by moore5145

The Curt Teich Postcard Archives are a valuable resource if you collect any Curt Teich series, V.O. Hammon cards, or even Century of Progress postcards. They have over 5,000 V.O. Hammon postcards, 3,000 Century of Progress postcards, over 100,000 Curt Teich … Continue reading →

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20 Mile Run

Posted on September 17, 2011 by moore5145

“Dear Ruth;- I received your card. I practice in the gymnasium five times each week. I go over into West Chicago about a 20 mile run on the elevated R.R., and take a spinal adjustment each day, except Sunday. I’m … Continue reading →

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Promenade in Floral Garden, Garfield Park, Chicago

Posted on August 21, 2011 by moore5145

The above card is my favorite V.O. Hammon card. It shows the promenade in the floral garden of Garfield Park. It’s my favorite because I like the flowers, and this is also an advertising card for the Chicago Rubber Company. … Continue reading →

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Lincoln Park Zoo Animals

Posted on August 9, 2011 by moore5145

Some of the Chicago cards published by V.O. Hammon were animals at the Lincoln Park Zoo. A few of these cards show people in the background and they all look like they’re out of a photograph! An elephant bathing. The … Continue reading →

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University of Chicago

Posted on June 27, 2011 by moore5145

The University of Chicago was founded in 1890 by the American Baptist Education Society with help from John D. Rockefeller and land from Marshall Field. Haskell Oriental Museum, University of Chicago. Postmarked 1917. Description on back reads: “The University of … Continue reading →

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Postcard Message in Praise of Chicago- Pretty Parks and Buildings

Posted on June 19, 2011 by moore5145

This message on the back of this postcard of Chicago’s City Hall and Court House reads: “Dear Friend, I arrived safe and think Chicago a very nice city. The parks and buildings are very pretty. I was on the seven … Continue reading →

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Postcard with Cool Handwriting

Posted on June 17, 2011 by moore5145

This undivided back postcard published by V.O. Hammon has fancy loopy handwriting. It was postmarked in 1906, and sent to Agnes Pederson. The sender wrote a message on the bottom of the front of the card in another language.

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Marshall Field’s

Posted on April 9, 2011 by moore5145

“Marshall Field & Company traces its antecedents to a dry goods store opened at 137 Lake Street in Chicago in 1852 by Potter Palmer, eponymously named P. Palmer & Co.. Four years later, in 1856, 21-year-old Marshall Field moved to Chicago from Pittsfield, Massachusetts, finding … Continue reading →

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Postcard Message in Praise of Chicago- Wide Boulevards

Posted on April 7, 2011 by moore5145

“Postcard Message in Praise of Chicago” is a branched off segment from “Interesting Postcard Message.” A lot of Chicago cards I have are sent from visitors to someone at home marveling over the beauty of the city, a particular building, … Continue reading →

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