Name/Title
War Memorial Building in St. Louis, MOEntry/Object ID
2008-016-008Scope and Content
A postcard of the War Memorial Building in St. Louis, MO, USA, was sent to Col. Reg. Ferguson. The sender is unknown. The sender is attending a rotary meeting and visiting the area. It appears to be a letter among friends.
Physical Characteristics: The front of the postcard is a colour picture of the War Memorial Building, which is a large grey building with columns around the outside. In front of the building is a street with three cars parked by the sidewalk. There is the top of a tree, which hides the top part of the war memorial building. A blue sky with white clouds is seen behind the building. In the front top corner of the postcard, the words "WAR MEMORIAL BUILDING, ST. LOUIS, MO. - 1" are printed in black over the skyline.
The back of the postcard is white with eight lines of printed text about the War Memorial in the top corner. The top center has a round postmark stamped in black. The opposite top corner has a green, 1-cent postage stamp. The postcard is addressed to "Dear Reg". The body of the letter is handwritten vertically in blue ink. The address is handwritten horizontally in blue ink. The name and address are as follows:
Col. Reg. Ferguson
Thornbury,
Ontario,
Canada
A purple stamp is below the address. The purple stamp reads, "[P]OSTAGE DUE 2 CEN[TS]".Archive Details
Date(s) of Creation
May 1943Date(s) Material Assembled
May 1943Primary Language
EnglishDimensions
Dimension Notes
Length (cm): 14 cm
Width (cm): 8.9 cm