Durland's Store

Durland's Store: This historical black and white photo postcard depicts Durland's Store in Chester, New York, featuring a two-story building with visible signage and a covered display window adorned with symmetrically arranged goods under an embellished porch, with an attached hoisting structure in the rear.
Durland's Store

This historical black and white photo postcard depicts Durland's Store in Chester, New York, featuring a two-story building with visible signage and a covered display window adorned with symmetrically arranged goods under an embellished porch, with an attached hoisting structure in the rear.

Name/Title

Durland's Store

Entry/Object ID

chs-019552

Description

This historical black and white photo postcard depicts Durland's Store in Chester, New York, featuring a two-story building with visible signage and a covered display window adorned with symmetrically arranged goods under an embellished porch, with an attached hoisting structure in the rear. The image shows an old postcard featuring handwritten script on the left stating, "This is one of our general stores at Chester. I think anyone could almost buy anything here from a toothpick to an automobile. Remember me to all." On the right, it is addressed to Miss Cora Smith in Turner, Orange Co., New York, and includes a one-cent postage stamp with a cancellation mark, dated October 12, 1907. The image shows an old postcard featuring handwritten script on the left stating, "This is one of our general stores at Chester. I think anyone could almost buy anything here from a toothpick to an automobile. Remember me to all." On the right, it is addressed to Miss Cora Smith in Turner, Orange Co., New York and includes a one-cent postage stamp with a cancellation mark, dated October 12, 1907.

Subject Person/Organization

Durland & Co. Store

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Chester (Village) - Orange County - New York

Category

Durland's Store
Businesses

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Business

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Post Card

Postmark

Date and Time of Postmark

1 PM, Oct 12, 1907

Postmark Place

* Untyped Postmark Place

Chester (Village) - Orange County - New York

Transcription

Chester N.Y. Durland's Store. Compliments of A. Irene. [verso] Post Card [postmark] Chester N. Y. 1 PM, Oct 12, 1907 Correspondence here This is one of our general stores at Chester. I think any one could almost buy any thing here from a tooth pick to an automobile. Remember me to all. Name and address here Miss Cora Smith Turners Orange Co. New York

Dimensions

Height

8.5 cm

Width

13.3 cm

Create Date

August 1, 2024

Update Date

September 1, 2024