Description
A bustling Chicago street scene, circa 1910, overflows with streetcars, horse-drawn carriages, and pedestrians, captured in sepia tones. The postcard shows the impact of even a brief absence of police on traffic flow at Dearborn and Randolph Streets. This cream-colored postcard, mailed from Koester & Zander Real Estate on Elston Avenue, offers a glimpse of early 20th-century Chicago.
Front Text (cleaned):
KOESTER & ZANDER
THE CUNARD LINE
101
ZANDER
REAL ESTATE
ELSTON AVE.
CHICAGO
GOODFRIEND SHIRTS
Back Text (cleaned):
DEARBORN AND RANDOLPH STS.
AT THE BUSY HOUR. This illustrates
the results of the absence of a mounted
police officer for only five minutes. It was
necessary to have ten officers for ten
minutes to straighten out street traffic
to normal conditions.
8 PM
15
Just a glimpse
of Chicago. We had
a pleasant trip.
Mrs. Warren
Ashuelot Road,
Northfield, Mass.
R. F.D. 2
