A halftone view looking north along 20th Street at its corner with Morris Avenue in Birmingham, Alabama, with tall commercial blocks lining the street, trolley tracks in the roadway, and horse-drawn wagons and pedestrians at the curbs. Signs for a 'JULIAN BAR' and a cigar stand are visible at street level. The card was produced as an advertising giveaway for the R. D. Burnett Cigar Co. of Birmingham, a city that grew rapidly as an iron and steel center in the decades around 1900.
White border; black-and-white halftone print with a diagonal crease at upper right and light surface soiling. Handwritten date at left margin.
Postmark: MEMPHIS, TENN. DEC 8 5:30 PM (year not legible). Undivided back with printed "THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY"; red eagle decoration at upper left; 1¢ green Franklin adhesive stamp; white border and matte halftone print; light soiling and a few foxing spots.
Cite this card
20th Street and Morris Avenue looking north, Birmingham, Alabama, circa 1906, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/20th-street-and-morris-avenue-looking-north-birmingham-alaba. Accessed October 24, 2026.
