Rock River, Yost Park in Distance, Beloit, Wis.

Unused.

The picture

A wide, calm stretch of river seen from a raised railroad track along the near bank: a launch towing a small flat boat or scow in mid-river, a small wooded island at right, a point with a clump of tall trees at left, low meadows on the far side and a far shore line of trees with a few farm buildings, under an orange-and-blue sky.

• Printed caption: Beloit, Wis. Rock River Yost Park in distance.
• Printing: colored halftone · color
• Condition: light corner wear

The back

• Layout: divided back (message at left, address at right)
• Printed: POST CARD (with a triangular emblem lettered QUALITY over a monogram HCL[?]) · ADDRESS ONLY ON THIS SIDE. · BELOIT, WIS. The Rock River Valley is one of the most beautiful regions in the world. The water power for which the Rock River is famous, is the basis for extensive manufacturing interests at cities like Beloit and Janesville. These towns are closely linked together and connected with the outer world by the extensive transportation service of the Chicago & North Western Ry. · Beloit is the seat of Beloit college and a city of great natural beauty, built on rolling ground overlooking the beautiful river at a point where the Illinois-Wisconsin state line crosses the stream.
• Stamp box: Place the Stamp Here / ONE CENT / for United States and Island Possessions, Cuba, Canada and Mexico. / TWO CENTS / For Foreign.
• Condition: toning, darker at the edges

Who

• No one is named on the card.

When

How	Date	Basis
card-features	after 1907-03-01	divided back: allowed in the US from 1 Mar. 1907

The readings

Part	Status	Readers
caption	majority	claude, gemini, gpt
signature	in message

Uncertain readings:

• front caption: Yost Park — the word 'Park' is partly lost in the dark printing of the rail line, but readable
• back emblem monogram: HCL (or HCL Co) — interlaced letters in a small emblem

Reader's note: Unused. The caption names Yost Park as a distant feature, not its boat landing; the picture is taken from beside a railroad track on the near bank. The Leighton number 28812 is printed on the back, not the front.

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