Busy Morning on Broad Street, Augusta, GA, 1906
- Card type
- Government postal card
- Date
- c. 1906 (Early)
About this postcard
A busy morning on Broad Street in Augusta, Georgia, with a dense jam of horse-drawn wagons, drays and buggies filling the wide commercial street; barrels and cotton bales are stacked on the wagons, and a vendor's umbrella in the foreground advertises "Bargains in Boots, Shoes and Hats." Broad Street was Augusta's principal commercial artery, and the scene reflects the city's role as a major inland cotton market in the early 20th century, with mule teams hauling the crop to the warehouses and factors along the street. Pedestrians in period dress, bare winter trees, and a line of utility poles recede toward the horizon.
Postcard Details
Amesbury, MA
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , Amesbury, MA |
|---|---|
| Publisher | The Rotograph Co. |
| Series | A 13636 |
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Charlotte S. Barrett, Amesbury, MA |
| Place depicted | Broad Street, Augusta, GA |
| Publisher | The Rotograph Co., New York, NY |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1900 |
| Notes | Undivided-back era card; handwritten message signed "Papa" and dated "Nov 22, 06" in ink at lower right of the picture side; light surface soiling and edge wear. Postmark: WAYNESBURG, GA. NOV 22 AM 1906; undivided back ("This side for the Address."), red "POST CARD" heading, 1¢ green Franklin stamp, Rotograph Co. imprint (Copyright 1905 by The Rotograph Co., N. Y. City, Germany), series A 13636, printed caption "Busy Morning on Broad Street, Augusta, Ga"; light edge wear and a small crease at lower right. |
Cite this card
Busy Morning on Broad Street, Augusta, GA, 1906, postcard, c. 1906. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/busy-morning-on-broad-street-augusta-ga-1906. Accessed November 2, 2026.