The description on the front of the card:
Entrance to Snyder Park, Springfield, Ohio
Postmark Date: December 4, 1907
Era: Undivided Back Era
Condition: Used
In 1895, John and David L. Snyder of a wealthy family of millers made a deal with the City of Springfield, Ohio, to donate over 217 acres of their land as long as the city would transform it into a park. The park was opened in 1897 and the stone arch in the postcard was completed in 1902 to honor the Snyder brothers. The park is now one of Clark County’s largest parks.
Addressed to:
Mrs. A. L. Palmer
Cleveland, Ohio
Published by:
The American News Company, New York. Poly-Chrome.
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Printed in: Leipzig, Dresden
Number: 7760
Cancel type: Machine cancel
Stamp: Green one-cent
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Rights Info: Public Domain
