Postcard - Trinity Church at Broadway and Wall Street, New York City

Name/Title

Postcard - Trinity Church at Broadway and Wall Street, New York City

Entry/Object ID

2026.6.18

Description

Postcard — Front in color - Top “213 — Trinity Church at Broadway and Wall Street, New York City”; Bottom: Copy Right by Irving Underhill, N.Y.” Right Side: “3A-H1299”. Red Church, other high rise buildings, green spaces on each side of church are graveyards, cars on the street, people on sidewalk. Back:Top Left in blue print: Trinity Church at Broadway and Wall Street in the heart of New York’s Financial District. One of the valuable sites in the world, dedicated in 1697, enlarged in 1737 and destroyed by fire in 1776. Second church dedicated in 1790 in the presence of George Washington. Makers of American history are buried in the graveyards at the side.” Down Left side in blue: “Interborough News Co., 525 West 52nd St, New York, NY; Down the Center: “Genuine Curteich-Chicago ‘C.T. Art Colortone’ Postcard (Reg U.S. Pat. Off.” Top Right Corner: “Place One Cent Stamp Here” — written over that “Free U.S.N.R.” Stamped over that “Buy War Saving Bonds and Stamps” Postmark: “New York, N.Y., Jul 20, 1943, 3:30 PM” Top: “Paul B Harris, Armed Guard 52nd & 1st Ave, So. Brooklyn, N.Y.” Message on Left Side: “Hi Ya, Going to a ball game this afternoon and have a little time to beat in before going. Everything is fine here. Harris” Addressed to on the Right: “M. J. Click, Ravenswood, W. Va.” Date at top: “6/20/43”

Subject Place

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Acquisition

Accession

2026.6

Source or Donor

Tony Icenhower

Postcard Details

Publisher

Interborough News Co., 525 West Bend St, New York, N.Y.

Place Published

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Date Published

circa 1940

Postmark

Date and Time of Postmark

Jul 20 1943 3:30 PM