St Paul's Episcopal Church, Chester, N.Y.

Postcard

Chester Historical Society

St Paul's Episcopal Church, Chester, N.Y.

This historical black and white photo postcard captures the picturesque St. Paul's Church in Chester, New York, featuring a prominent spire and beautiful Gothic windows. The image is adorned with handwritten notes on the margins, mentioning a date "Thursday Oct 12th, 1909" and messages like "We got through yesterday" and "without getting lost bad, hope you will not wait long for it. With love — Pop."

Name/Title

St Paul's Episcopal Church, Chester, N.Y.

Entry/Object ID

chs-001305

Description

Monochrome photo postcard captures the picturesque St. Paul's Church in Chester, New York, featuring a prominent spire and beautiful Gothic windows. The image is adorned with handwritten notes on the margins, mentioning a date "Thursday Oct 12th, 1909" and messages like "We got through yesterday" and "without getting lost bad, hope you will not wait long for it. With love — Pop." This image shows an old postcard marked with a green 1-cent stamp featuring Benjamin Franklin. The postmark indicates it was sent from Chester, New York on October 12, 1905. The handwritten script addresses the card to "Mrs. Hazel Dell Masten" at "310 West 140th, New York City, NY."

Subject Place

Village

Chester (Village) - Orange County - New York

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Post Card

Postmark

Date and Time of Postmark

10 am Oct 12, 1905

Postmark Place

Village

Chester (Village) - Orange County - New York

Date and Time of Postmark

Oct 12 4pm 1905

Postmark Place

* Untyped Postmark Place

New York (City) - New York County - New York

Addressee

Name

Hazel Dell Masten

Dimensions

Height

8.6 cm

Width

14 cm

Create Date

August 1, 2024

Update Date

July 11, 2026