The International Art Publishing Company was famous for its high-quality lithographs during the “golden age” of postcards (1907–1915), when Americans sent and collected hundreds of millions of postcards. This card—a pastiche image of the U.S. Capitol and the Augustus Saint-Gaudens statue of Abraham Lincoln located in Chicago’s Lincoln Park—appealed to patriotic sensibilities. The subtlety of the colors, particularly seen in the sunset and greenery on the Capitol grounds, denote the quality of the workmanship. The embossing and gold foil around the vignette of the statue and the ribboned wreath in the upper half added to the collectability and appeal of the card.
