1900s Post Office Philadelphia PA Postcard (UDB)

About This Postcard

This antique monochromatic postcard features the United States Post Office and Court House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Completed in 1884 at 9th and Chestnut Streets, this grand Second Empire-style building was a major architectural landmark designed by Alfred B. Mullett. The image captures the bustling urban environment, including a horse-drawn trolley in the foreground and the intricate granite facade of the building. This structure served as the city's main postal hub until it was replaced and eventually demolished in the late 1930s.

Details

Era: Undivided Back
City: Philadelphia
State: Pennsylvania
Region: Mid-Atlantic
Country: United States
Topic: Philadelphia Post Office, Second Empire Architecture, Urban Street Scenes, Horse-Drawn Trolleys, Federal Buildings.
Condition: Circulated
Address Side: Undivided Back
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Artist / Photographer: Not Stated
Publisher: Not Stated (Series No. 331)
Printer: Likely American or German
Print Type: Halftone / Phototypie

Additional Information

This card was postmarked in Philadelphia on November 21, 1906, and bears a one-cent green Benjamin Franklin stamp. It is addressed to Miss Laura B. Turner in Greenwich, New Jersey. A handwritten message in the right margin of the front signed "S.W.B." reads: I hope you can come up Xmas week. The address side is a classic undivided layout with the simple "POST CARD" header and the instruction "This side for the address," following the U.S. postal regulations in effect before March 1907.

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