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Campbell Avenue looking east, Roanoke, Virginia, circa 1910

Subjects
Streetcars & TrolleysStreet ScenesTown & City Views
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1902 (Early)
Front of Campbell Avenue looking east, Roanoke, Virginia, circa 1910, c. 1902 lithograph postcard
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Back of Campbell Avenue looking east, Roanoke, Virginia, circa 1910, c. 1902 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A tinted street view looks east along Campbell Avenue in Roanoke, Virginia, with trolley tracks curving down the center of the brick-paved roadway, a green streetcar approaching in the distance, and horse-drawn wagons and pedestrians along the sidewalks. Multi-story brick commercial blocks line both sides, hung with striped awnings and topped by utility poles crowded with telegraph and telephone crossarms; painted signs for furniture and a bakery are visible. Campbell Avenue was Roanoke's principal downtown business street, and the view captures the mix of electric trolleys and horse traffic typical of the city in the early 20th century.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

from Papa Sept 5 1907

PublisherPaul C. Koeber Co.
ROANOKE, VA Campbell Ave., looking East. 5367 --- In space below may be written Sender's Name and Address (Card Communications after March 1st 1907) The Space above is reserved for Postmark POST CARD Paul C. Koeber Co., 85 Franklin St., New York City and Kirchheim (Germany)
PostmarkedRoanoke, VA, September 7, 1907
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Charlotte Harnett

Annesbury, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Roanoke, VA
PublisherPaul C. Koeber Co.
Series5367
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMiss Charlotte Harnett, Annesbury, MA
Place depictedCampbell Avenue, Roanoke, VA
PublisherPaul C. Koeber Co., New York, NY
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated on all sides
NotesNo white border; printed card number 5367 at upper right. Large painted wall signs partially visible at left ("...HERS") and right ("FURNITURE"), plus a "BAKER" wagon sign. Postmark: ROANOKE VA SEP 7 1907 (alongside a "SERIES 1907" flag cancel). Divided-back private card with the printed "Card Communications after March 1st 1907" line and Paul C. Koeber Co. imprint; light edge wear and slight toning.

Cite this card

Campbell Avenue looking east, Roanoke, Virginia, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/campbell-avenue-looking-east-roanoke-virginia-circa-1910. Accessed October 25, 2026.