Greetins from Illinois

Front:
Greetings ILLINOIS LOWDEN MEMORIAL STATE PK. ROCKFORD CHICAGO FREEPORT BEACHES NAVY PIER CLOTHING ELGIN DEKALB BASEBALL ADLER PLANETARI AURORA BUFFALO ROCK STATE PARK DIXON STERLING JOLIET MISSISSIPPI PALISADES STATE PARK LA SALLE OTTAWA STOCKYARDS ROCK ROCK ISLAND KÀNKAKEE STREATOR FORT ARMSTRONGKEWANEE BLOCKHOUSE KANKAKEE R. STATE PARK STATE FLOWER• MATTHIESEN PARK VIOLET PONTIAC COAL GALESBURG STRIP MINING HUNTING MEAT PACKING FISHING PEORIA BLOOMINGTON CANTON PEKIN MACOMB HAMILTON PUMPKINS DICKSON MOUNDS PARK CLINTON CHAMPAIGN DANVILLE LINCOLN SHOES CAPITOL 8 URBANA LINCOLN LOG CABIN STATE PARK QUINCY BEARDSTOWN DECATUR LINCOLN JACKSONVILLE SPRINGFIELD MATTOON MEMORIAL HIGHHA WHEAT OIL LINCOLN TRAIL MONUMENT FLOUR COAL APPLES LITCHFIELD HILLSBORO- STAUNTON ALTON LAWRENCEVILLE POULTRY CAHOKIA MOUNDS E.ST. LOUIS •BELLEVILLE MT. VERNON . CENTRALIA PEACHES DU QUOIN • BENTON • W. FRANKFORT HERRIN FISHING MURPHYSBORO HARRISBURG • MARION • CARBONDALE SHAWNEE NATIONAL FOREST HUNTING STATE BIRD CARDINAL RIVER RIVER MISSISSIPPI SIONIT RIVER WABASH RIVER OHIO RIVER

Back:
Nickname—Prairie State 1950 Population—8,712,176 Area in Sq. Miles—56,665 Entered the Union, Dec. 3, 1818 "Lusterchrome" re K-5046 REG. V.S. PAT. OFF. MADE ONLY BY TICHNOR BROS., INC., BOSTON 15, MASS.