FIRST METHODIST CHURCH, MONROVIA, CAL., CA. 1916
A colored photographic postcard of First Methodist Church, Monrovia, California, ca. 1916. Sitting at a street corner, the church features a Greek-revival entrance with steps leading past four large columns and into the entrance, which consists of three large doors. There is a small entrance at far right into another section of the structure. Atop the roof is a two-tiered domed tower with a small domed projection at the peak. A variety of stained glass windows are featured including a large triptych at left, smaller arched windows on the tower and a variety of small square framed windows throughout the structure. A message from someone named Mary to a William Zeller of Alburnett, Iowa is in pencil on the back and postmarked 26 July 1916. The card was published by The Western Publishing & Novelty Company of Los Angeles and purchased from HM volunteer Bill Stone. In fair condition with corner dents, slight discoloration, and postmark stains on the upper front. The message reads: "Dear Brother/How are you to-day./Is it Hot enough for you. Carl is/coming after C & O/Thursday. I am/lots better cough/nearly gone going/to sleep in wash/house when I get/home. why dont you/write. Mary."
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