The reverse side of the photograph includes the right half of a group photo of many unidentified men. Babcock is seated in the second row, third from the left. The left half of the photo appears on the reverse side of the portrait of Elizabeth A. Babcock, William A. Babcock, Sr.'s wife. That image also appears in this collection.]]>
On verso: "Mrs. Wm. Babcock, mother of Charles A., William Jr., Annah, Elizabeth, Frank, and John V. Babcock."]]>
On verso: "Deer Park is a gorge worn by the action of water through the soft sandstone. Its length is over a quarter of a mile, depth nearly 100 feet, width from 30 to 100 feet, and is nearly five miles from La Salle. Its entrance is at the Big Vermillion River. It can be explored with carriages its entire length. There is a fine spring at the further end of the park or amphitheater, its water is pure and cool even in the sultry days of summer, at which season it is visited by pleasure seekers almost daily, from various parts of the country, as it is a delightful place of resort. Its name is supposed to be derived from the practice of Indians driving their deer into its mouth, and having no place of escape they became an easy prey."]]>
On verso: "The Illinois and Michigan Canal extends from the South Branch of the Chicago River in the city of Chicago to the Illinois River at LaSalle, a distance of 100 miles."]]>