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Greetings from Oak Park Illinois "The Largest Village in the World"

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Stock #:560123
Type: Postcard
Era: Linen
City: Chicago
State: Illinois (IL)
County: Cook
Publisher: The J. O. Stoll Co.
Postmark: 1952 Sep-02
Postmark City: Antioch
Postmark State: IL
Stamp: 3c
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
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Oak Park - A beautiful residential center - is located in Northern Illinois, adjoining Chicago. Oak Park's history goes back to 1833 when Joseph Kettlestrings was the first to buy land here. At first the village grew slowly. By 1871 the population was only 500 and today Oak Park - the largest village in the world - has a population of over 70,000.

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