View of South Main Street, Chester, N. Y.
View of South Main Street, Chester, N. Y.
This colorized photo postcard depicts a serene, tree-lined South Main Street in Chester, New York, captured in a vintage postcard style; an old-fashioned automobile drives down the dirt road, flanked by lush foliage and periodic residential structures, evoking an early 20th-century American small town atmosphere.
Name/Title
View of South Main Street, Chester, N. Y.Entry/Object ID
chs-001363Description
This colorized photo postcard depicts a serene, tree-lined South Main Street in Chester, New York, captured in a vintage postcard style; an old-fashioned automobile drives down the dirt road, flanked by lush foliage and periodic residential structures. The image shows an old postcard mailed August 17, 1946, featuring a handwritten message of congratulations and best wishes. The postcard has a one-cent stamp and is addressed to J.D. Green, Esq. in Chester, New York. It also includes a note indicating that the card is the property of the Chester Historical Society in Chester, New York. The location appears to be looking north up Main Street towards "Durland Square" from East Chester.Subject Person/Organization
Green, Francis Davis, 1914-1999Subject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
Chester (Village) - Orange County - New YorkContext
This postcard was mailed about 30 years after it was printed.Category
Uptown Chester
Chester Views