Postcard

1948.037.0148

1948.037.0148

Name/Title

Postcard

Entry/Object ID

1948.037.0148

Description

Post card photo of the Elks Building, 1908-1909. Update 2009: Black and white print. Printed on postcard paper. Image of a large two story stone building on a partially raised foundation. Two story columned porch on front with fancy pediment above. Inside the pediment is a clock surrounded by a laurel wreath; "BPOE" on left; right side in shadow. Two stone chimneys on roofline. Printed on back in black ink: "Post Card" {lower left} "This Space for Message" {Lower right} "This Space for Address" {Vertically through center} "Post Cards of Quality-the albe(covered with white adhesive label) Brooklyn, N.Y." Written on back in blue ink: "1908 or 1909 Mrs. Walton France." Paper yellowed. Back soiled and stained. Emulsion surface scratched and scuffed.

Collection

Photograph Collection