{"product_id":"3163","title":"1909 Newark High School Branch Brook Park New Jersey Vintage Postcard, TVC","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAbout This Vintage Postcard\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImmerse yourself in the academic and natural splendor of Newark’s past with this vibrant colorized postcard featuring the original Newark High School (later renamed Barringer High School) as seen from Branch Brook Park. Perched on the historic \"Goat Hill\" overlooking the lush, terraced gardens of America's first county park, this imposing architectural wonder was completed in 1899. Designed with grand Neoclassical and Renaissance elements, the school served as a crowning achievement for Newark’s educational system during the city’s industrial boom. The scene captures the school's monumental presence above the manicured slopes of the park’s southern division, illustrating the harmonious vision that famed landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and his sons had for the \"Central Park of Newark.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEra: Undivided Back (1904)\u003cbr\u003eCity: Newark\u003cbr\u003eState or Region: New Jersey\u003cbr\u003eCountry: United States\u003cbr\u003eTopic: Newark High School, Barringer High School, Branch Brook Park, Newark Architecture, School History\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Circulated (TCV style)\u003cbr\u003ePostage: None on reverse (2c Red Washington stamp and postmark on front)\u003cbr\u003eAddress Side: undivided back\u003cbr\u003eOrientation: Horizontal (Landscape)\u003cbr\u003eArtist \/ Photographer: Unknown\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: F.G. Temme Co., Orange, N.J. and Frankfort o\/M (Germany)\u003cbr\u003ePrinter: F.G. Temme Co. (Germany)\u003cbr\u003ePrint Type: Lithograph\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAdditional Information\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis postcard is a wonderful transatlantic artifact, sent from Biddeford, Maine, to Miss L. Tardif at \"Ascalon Farm\" in Mont Arrivé, Guernsey, Channel Islands. Interestingly, the sender utilized the \"Timbre Côté Vue\" style by placing the 2c Washington Shield stamp and the March 8, 1904, Biddeford postmark directly on the image side, leaving the back reserved solely for the address and a brief message. The sender, Albert A. Ricker, writes: \"Many thanks for fine card. Come again. Sincerely.\" The card was published by the F.G. Temme Co., which utilized high-quality German printing facilities in Frankfurt to produce its detailed lithographs. While the original high school building was replaced in the 1960s, this card preserves its 19th-century elegance and a rare postal link between Maine and the Channel Islands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLove it ♡\u003cbr\u003eGet it ☆\u003cbr\u003eGet Lucky 💋 Vintage\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Get Lucky Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46733469712573,"sku":"3163","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/4818\/1181\/files\/3163.jpg?v=1777858056","url":"https:\/\/www.getluckyvintage.com\/products\/3163","provider":"Get Lucky Vintage ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}