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 message at left margin, dated Dec 7 1905.
Postmark: MEMPHIS, TENN. DEC 8 1905 5:30 PM. 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 & Morris Avenue looking north, Birmingham, AL, 1905, postcard, c. 1905. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/20th-street-morris-avenue-looking-north-birmingham-al-1905. Accessed November 2, 2026.
