This antique color-tinted postcard features the United States Post Office and Court House building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Located at 9th and Chestnut Streets and completed in 1884, this massive Second Empire-style structure was designed by Alfred B. Mullett. The image captures the building's intricate facade, mansard roofs, and the American flag flying prominently. A handwritten message in the right margin indicates this was sent as a gift to a postcard collector during the height of the Golden Age of postcards.
Era: Undivided Back (c. 1901–1907)
City: Philadelphia
State: Pennsylvania
Region: Mid-Atlantic
Country: United States
Topic: Philadelphia Post Office, Second Empire Architecture, Government Buildings, Historic Philadelphia Landmarks, Postal History
Condition: Unposted / Inscribed
Address Side: Undivided Back
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Artist / Photographer: Not Stated
Publisher: Souvenir Post Card Co., New York and Berlin (Series No. 2369)
Printer: Likely Germany
Print Type: Tinted Halftone / Lithograph
