Proposed Chester Public School

Postcard

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Chester Historical Society

Proposed Chester Public School: This postcard displays an old, sepia-toned illustration of the proposed three-story Chester Public School building, featuring an American flag atop and clear, distinct architectural details. Handwritten text on the top left corner says "This is our new school Mary." Below, the building's impressive facades and arched windows reflect typical early 20th-century public school architecture in the United States.
Proposed Chester Public School

This postcard displays an old, sepia-toned illustration of the proposed three-story Chester Public School building, featuring an American flag atop and clear, distinct architectural details. Handwritten text on the top left corner says "This is our new school Mary." Below, the building's impressive facades and arched windows reflect typical early 20th-century public school architecture in the United States.

Name/Title

Proposed Chester Public School

Entry/Object ID

chs-015461

Subject

This postcard displays an old, sepia-toned architectural rendering of the proposed three-story Chester Public School building, featuring an American flag atop and clear, distinct architectural details. Handwritten text on the top left corner says "This is our new school Mary." Below, the building's impressive facades and arched windows reflect typical early 20th-century public school architecture in the United States. The address side of the "Proposed Chester Public School" postcard features a canceled one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp in green, postmarked from Rochester, NY, dated 6 PM, Aug 23, 1905. The postcard is addressed to "[M]iss M[unreadable] Curtis" at "182 - 18 St, Jersey City, N.J." The upper left corner has handwritten notes, and the card has aged with some stains and a torn top left corner.

Subject Person/Organization

Chester High School

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Chester (Village) - Orange County - New York

Collection

Chester Alumni Association Collection

Category

1906 High School Oakland Ave.
Schools

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Schools: 1906 High School Oakland Avenue

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Post Card

Publisher

E. C. Wood

Postmark

Date and Time of Postmark

6 PM Aug 3 1906

Postmark Place

* Untyped Postmark Place

Chester (Village) - Orange County - New York

Sender

Mary

Addressee

Name

[M]iss M[unreadable] Curtis

Transcription

This is our new school. Mary Proposed Chester Public School Proposed Chester Public School D.H. Canfield Ar'cht. Middletown, N. Y. [verso] Ch. Hist Soc M Mc [postmark] Chester, N.Y. 6 PM Aug 3 1906 Post Card This Side For The Address [M]iss M[unreadable] Curtis 182-18 St Jersey City N.J

Dimensions

Height

8.6 cm

Width

11.7 cm

Create Date

August 1, 2024

Update Date

September 17, 2024