A tinted street view looks south down 19th Street from its corner at 4th Avenue, with tall brick commercial blocks lining both sides, awnings shading the sidewalks, horse-drawn wagons and a streetcar in the roadway, and a tower-topped building rising at the left. Birmingham was still a young city in the 1900s, built on iron and steel, and 19th Street served as its principal retail and office thoroughfare. The only message on the card is a brief line from Papa to Miss Charlotte Bassett in Amesbury, Massachusetts.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
from Papa Sept 10 1907
PostmarkedBirmingham, AL, September 10, 1907, 08:30
Wide white margin at right for the message (undivided-back era); printed caption in red at upper right; scattered staining/spotting in the sky area; handwritten message "from Papa" dated Sept 10 1907 on the white margin.
Postmark: BIRMINGHAM ALA SEP 10 8-30 A 1907. Undivided back ("THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS"), 1¢ green Franklin stamp, Souvenir Post Card Co. imprint along left edge. Light edge/corner wear.
Cite this card
19th Street south from 4th Avenue, Birmingham, AL, 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/19th-street-south-from-4th-avenue-birmingham-al-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.
