Bank of Commerce Building, Kansas City, MO, 1908

Subjects: Banks Commercial Buildings
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1908 (Golden Age)

Back of Bank of Commerce Building, Kansas City, MO, 1908, c. 1908 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

A tall, flat-roofed office tower rises above a downtown Kansas City street corner, its brick-and-stone facade set with rows of evenly spaced windows above a rusticated base and arched storefront openings. Small figures and a wagon animate the sidewalk below. The Bank of Commerce Building was one of the commercial blocks that served Kansas City's banks and businesses in the early 1900s, when the city was a busy rail and livestock center. A classmate's note sends greetings "from the west" to a friend back East, a phrase that fits the city's role as a western gateway.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Kansas City Mo Oct. 11. 1908 Dear Friend I send you greetings from the west - your class mate D. Home Andrews

PostmarkedKansas City, MO

Addressed to

Mr James H. Hassett

44 Sparkhawk St. Amesbury, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked	Kansas City, MO
Series	1202
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Mr James H. Hassett, 44 Sparkhawk St., Amesbury, MA
Place depicted	Bank of Commerce Building, Kansas City, MO
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1907, perforated on all sides
Notes	Thin white margin at edges; job number "18843" printed in the lower right corner; light corner and edge wear. Postmark: KANSAS CITY MO OCT 11 12 M. STA C — divided-back private card with handwritten message dated Oct. 11, 1908; light corner/edge wear, slight soiling.

Cite this card

Bank of Commerce Building, Kansas City, MO, 1908, postcard, c. 1908. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/bank-of-commerce-building-kansas-city-mo-1908. Accessed November 2, 2026.