1900s Reading R R Terminal Philadelphia PA Postcard (UDB)

About This Postcard

This antique color-tinted postcard features the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Station, commonly known as the Reading Terminal, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Completed in 1893, this grand headhouse served as the headquarters and primary passenger station for the Reading Railroad. The image captures the Italian Renaissance-style architecture of the building and the bustling street scene below, featuring horse-drawn carriages and early urban life. The terminal is famous today as the home of the historic Reading Terminal Market.

Details

Era: Undivided Back (1907)
City: Philadelphia
State: Pennsylvania
Region: Mid-Atlantic
Country: United States
Topic: Reading Terminal, Railroad Stations, Historic Philadelphia Architecture, Transportation History, Reading Railroad.
Condition: Circulated
Address Side: Undivided Back
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Artist / Photographer: Not Stated
Publisher: Osborne Litho. Co., New York (Series No. 1214)
Printer: Germany
Print Type: Tinted Halftone / Lithograph (Oscograph)

Additional Information

This card was postmarked at the Philadelphia Broad Street Station on September 13, 1907, and features a one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. It is addressed to Mrs. J. L. Greenwood in Hoboken, New Jersey. The front of the card features a brief handwritten "Regards" in the bottom margin. The address side displays the Osborne Company trademark logo and identifies the card as an "Oscograph" printed in Germany. Although postmarked in late 1907, the layout remains undivided, reflecting the transition period of U.S. postal regulations where the back was still designated "For the Address Only."