Vintage Postcard ELEVATED ROAD AND BOWERY NEW YORK Color Undiv Back Std Sz USA
Front shows brown staining at the right margin, light surface soiling, and light edge and corner wear with slight corner rounding. Reverse bears a one-cent postage stamp and circular postal cancellation, a vertical centerfold crease, and scattered foxing/spotting across the back; handwritten recipient address is present. Listing includes the single original printed lithograph postcard only; no envelope or frame included.
Brand/Publisher: Souvenir Post Card Co. N.Y.; Type: Printed (Lithograph); Original/Licensed Reprint: Original; Postage Condition: Posted; Era: Undivided Back (1901-1907); Size: Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in); Material: Cardboard; Features: Undivided Back; Theme: Cities & Towns, Transportation; Subject: Elevated Road and Bowery, New York; Region: Bowery; City: York; Country: United States; Country of Origin: United States; Continent: North America; Unit of Sale: Single Unit; Number of Items in Set: 1; Time Period Manufactured: 1900-1919.
Front image details: Printed lithograph image depicting the elevated road (Bowery) with elevated train structures running along both sides of a broad street, streetcars, horse-drawn vehicles and early motor vehicles, pedestrians on sidewalks and elevated platforms, and commercial buildings in the distance, as shown.
Front text and design elements: Printed caption reads 4675 - Elevated Road and Bowery, New York at upper right; publisher imprint 'Souvenir Post Card Co. N.Y.' appears along the right margin, as shown.
Reverse side and collecting notes: Reverse bears ornate printed header 'Post Card' and printed instruction 'THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS', a green one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp with postal cancellation, and a handwritten recipient address to Bertha Carroll as shown. Listing includes the single original printed lithograph postcard only; no envelope or frame included.
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