Vertical grayscale postcard of the old stone Post Office in Canton Ohio. The Romanesque building features a tall square tower with a pointed roof and several large arched entryways. Utility poles and bare trees are visible along the street in the foreground.
Reverse side of a divided back postcard with a 1907 Canton Ohio flag postmark and green one cent Franklin stamp. A long handwritten message in cursive about Sunday school covers the left side. Address for Master Harry Bittinger in Martinsburg W Va is on the right.
Vertical grayscale postcard of the old stone Post Office in Canton Ohio. The Romanesque building features a tall square tower with a pointed roof and several large arched entryways. Utility poles and bare trees are visible along the street in the foreground.
Reverse side of a divided back postcard with a 1907 Canton Ohio flag postmark and green one cent Franklin stamp. A long handwritten message in cursive about Sunday school covers the left side. Address for Master Harry Bittinger in Martinsburg W Va is on the right.

1900s Post Office Canton Ohio Vintage Postcard

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About This Vintage Postcard

There is a profound sense of permanence in seeing the heavy stone walls where a community once gathered to send their thoughts and news across the miles. This postcard captures the old Post Office in Canton, Ohio a grand Romanesque Revival building featuring a massive central clock tower and arched stone entryways. The sturdy and imposing presence of this civic landmark reflects the era deep commitment to the beauty and importance of the American postal service at the turn of the century.

Details

Era: Divided Back
Decade: 1900s (1907)
City: Canton
State: Ohio
Country: United States of America
Topics: Post Offices, Romanesque Architecture, Civic Buildings, Ohio History
Artist Photographer: J. Murray Jordan
Condition: Circulated (Canton Ohio Oct 20 1907)
Orientation: Vertical (Portrait)
Publisher: J. Murray Jordan
Printer: J. Murray Jordan

Additional Information

This card was produced by J. Murray Jordan at his Philadelphia publishing house located at 1438 S. Penn Sq. as noted on the left margin of the reverse. It features a grayscale halftone image captured by Jordan himself. The building shown served as the federal post office and court house for Canton. The reverse includes a prominent flag cancel postmark from Canton Ohio dated Oct 20 1907 and a green one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp.

The handwritten message from Rosa Gill reads: I was very sorry you were not at Sunday school last Sunday. I will not be at Sunday school tomorrow but will be home again for next Sunday. Try and come every Sunday for you know we want to get the banner. Rosa Gill.

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