Postcards of Terre Haute - Greetings (1)
On 6th March 2005, I was lucky enough to come across some old postcards of Terre Haute at the 25th Semi-Annual Indiana Book and Paper Show in Indianapolis. Since then I've come across others and these are presented here for you...
Early Postal Card
This postal card stamped in Terre Haute on September 10th, 1879, has no other printed text.
Before the introduction of picture postcards people used these postal cards for short notes. This postal card was used in 1879, it wasn't until 1898 that the Star Printing Company printed the first picture postcard of Terre Haute.
Indiana
On the back of the postcard there is a key to the various images used
| 1 - State Teachers College - Terre Haute | 9 - White River, Muncie |
| 2 - Culver Military Academy - Culver | 10 - State Capital, Indianapolis |
| 3 - Swans at Winona Lake | 11 - Ohio River Bridge, Evansville |
| 4 - St. Mary's Chapel, Notre Dame, Near South Bend | 12 - Elkhorn Falls, Richmond |
| 5 - Engineering Building, Perdue University, La Fayette | 13 - St. Joe River, Elkhart |
| 6 - Harrison Park, Hammond | 14 - Mississinewa River, Marion |
| 7 - Lakeside Park, Fort Wayne | 15 - Court house and City Hall, Gary |
| 8 - Yacht Basin, Washington Park, Michigan City | 16 - Valparaiso University, Valparaiso |
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17 - Bathing at Indiana Dunes State Park |
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This unused, linen faced postcard also has the following text...
Natural Color Postcard Made in the U.S.A. by E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis. - (KAY)
23921
I have another copy of this postcard that has the number 23921N which was posted in Kendallville, Indiana on September 9th, 1949.
Greetings from Terre Haute
This used postcard with an unreadable stamp, has the following printed text...
Carte postal - Postkarte - Cartolina postale - Dopisnice
[Russian] - Post card - Levelezo-Lap - Briefkaart
Weltpostverein-Union postale universelle - Brefkort-Correspondenzkarte
Unione postale universale - Kirjekortti
Greetings from Terre Haute
This postcard with the hand-written date May 4th, 1908, has the following printed text...
Postkarte - Carte postale - Post card - Cartolina postale
Briefkaart - Brefkort - Correspondenzkarte - Dopisnica
Dopisnice - Karte korespondencyina - Levelezo-Lap
Unjona postale universale - Wellpostverein - Union postale universelle
Tarieta - Cartao Postaj - [Russian]
P F Serie 2935
A note from Terre Haute
This unposted postcard has the printed text...
Postkarte - Carte postale - Post card - cartolina postale
Briefkaarte - Brefkort - Correspondenzkarte - Dopisnica
Dopisnice - Karta korespondencyjna - Levelezo-Lap
Unione postale universale - Weltpostverein - Union postale universalle
Tarjeta postal - cartao postal - [Russian]
PFB trade mark
Serie 2834
Greetings from Terre Haute
This deeply embossed postcard was stamped in Terre Haute on May 15th, 1909 and has the following printed logo but no other printed text...
Greetings from Terre Haute
This unusual postcard, posted in Terre Haute on February 13th, 1910, has the printed text...
Series A, No. 13
The person that I obtained this postcard from thinks the image is hand drawn, but I really do not know. Below is the cartouche that appears with the drawing...
Greetings from Terre Haute
This leather used postcard, stamped in Oakwood, Illinois but with an unreadable date, has the following printed text...
Terre Haute, Ind.
All rights reserved
7 Harris Buffalo
It's the little things
in life that count.
Greetings from Terre Haute
This leather used postcard, stamped on May 17th, 1907, has the following printed text...
I am very much attached to my work
Terre Haute, Ind.
It's the little things
in life that count.
Leather postcards were banned by the U.S. Postal Service in 1909 so they were only made for a very short period of time (from approximately 1900 - 1909) and are now pretty rare.
This page created 7th March 2005, last modified 24th October 2008