1900s Nimisilla Park Hall Building Canton OH Postcard

About This Vintage Postcard

There is a serene beauty in seeing a shared community sanctuary exactly as it offered a moment of peace to neighbors over a century ago. This postcard captures a picturesque view of Nimisilla Park in Canton, Ohio featuring the grand Park Hall and its elegant circular fountain reflecting the unhurried pace of early park life. The personal message on the reverse connects you directly to a poignant moment in 1908 when a quick holiday greeting was tempered by the somber news of a local family passing.

Details

Era: Divided Back
Decade: 1900s (1908)
City: Canton
State: Ohio
Country: United States of America
Topics: Public Parks, Community Halls, Fountains, Landscapes, J. Murray Jordan
Artist Photographer: J. Murray Jordan
Condition: Circulated (Canton Ohio December 23 1908)
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Publisher: J. Murray Jordan
Printer: J. Murray Jordan

Additional Information

This card is part of the topographical series personally photographed published and printed by J. Murray Jordan at his Philadelphia establishment. Jordan was a noted travel photographer who used an 8x10 view camera to capture the historic scenes for his series. The reverse features his characteristic ornate scrollwork banner and a prominent flag cancel postmark from Canton Ohio dated December 23 1908. A green one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp is affixed in the upper right corner.

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