About This Postcard
This antique color-tinted postcard features Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a key site in American history. Completed in 1773, the building hosted the First Continental Congress in 1774. The image captures the Georgian-style brickwork and the distinctive pediment of the hall, which was built and is still owned by the Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia, the oldest trade guild in the country. A faint handwritten message is visible in the bottom margin of the front.
Details
Era: Undivided Back (1907)
City: Philadelphia
State: Pennsylvania
Region: Mid-Atlantic
Country: United States
Topic: Carpenters' Hall, American Revolutionary History, Georgian Architecture, Historic Philadelphia Landmarks, First Continental Congress.
Condition: Circulated
Address Side: Undivided Back
Orientation: Vertical (Portrait)
Artist / Photographer: Not Stated
Publisher: Not Stated (Series No. 2371)
Printer: Likely American or German
Print Type: Tinted Halftone / Lithograph
Additional Information
This card was postmarked in West Derry, New Hampshire, on July 31, 1907, and features a one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. It is addressed to Miss Ida Furber in Manchester, New Hampshire. Although postmarked in 1907, the card retains an older undivided back design with an ornate "Post Card" header and the instruction "This side for the Address." The front includes a numeric series code (2371) and the caption "Carpenter's Hall, Philadelphia, Pa." printed in a decorative font common to the early 1900s.
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