2nd Avenue and 19th Street looking east, Birmingham, Alabama, circa 1906
- Card type
- Printed photo
- Date
- c. 1902 (Early)
About this postcard
A view east along 2nd Avenue at its intersection with 19th Street in Birmingham, Alabama, with multi-story brick commercial blocks lining both sides of the street, trolley tracks curving through the roadway, and horse-drawn wagons and pedestrians in the foreground. Signs for a drug store and other storefronts are visible on the right-hand buildings. Birmingham was founded in 1871 as a planned industrial city built around iron and steel production and grew rapidly into one of the leading manufacturing centers of the New South, which this busy downtown streetscape reflects.
Postcard Details
Onnesburg, MA
Postcard record
| Postmarked | Memphis, TN |
|---|---|
| Publisher | R. D. Burnett Cigar Co. |
| Series | 4243 |
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Charlotte J. Bassett, Onnesburg, MA |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902 |
| Notes | Undivided-back era card with a white margin at the bottom carrying the caption; black-and-white halftone printing; handwritten inscription in blue ink across the lower margin; light soiling and edge wear. Postmark: MEMPHIS DEC 4-PM 1905 (day numeral obscured by stamp); a second circular mark reads AUBURN DEC 11. Undivided back with red eagle emblem, "POST CARD" heading and "THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY"; 1¢ green Franklin adhesive stamp; light soiling, corner wear. |
Cite this card
2nd Avenue and 19th Street looking east, Birmingham, Alabama, circa 1906, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/2nd-avenue-and-19th-street-looking-east-birmingham-alabama-c-2. Accessed October 24, 2026.