Central High School, Winchester, TN, 1943
- Subject
- Schools & Universities
- Card type
- Printed photo
- Date
- c. 1943 (Linen)
About this postcard
The view shows Central High School in Winchester, Tennessee: a two-story brick building with rows of tall windows, partly screened by large shade trees, with a curved walk crossing the lawn in front. H. C. Schwartz of Winchester issued the card, and the halftone printing carries the mark of Dexter Press of Pearl River, New York, a firm that produced views for small-town publishers and photographers through the 1930s and 1940s. Winchester, the seat of Franklin County in the hills south of Nashville, was a small market town where a school building of this size stood out as a local landmark. The card was mailed in 1943, and the sender, Zell, writes only of the weather and a plan to cook Sunday dinner, the sort of everyday note such hometown views were meant to carry.
Postcard Details
10011 Mansfield Detroit, MI
Postcard record
| Postmarked | Winchester, TN |
|---|---|
| Publisher | H. C. Schwartz |
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Harry L Cook, 10011 Mansfield, Detroit, MI |
| Place depicted | Central High School, Winchester, TN |
| Place mentioned | Dexter Press, Pearl River, NY |
| Publisher | H. C. Schwartz, Winchester, TN |
| Stamp | 1c George Washington, green, issued 1909 |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, issued 1938, perforated on all sides |
| Notes | Black-and-white halftone print; white border; pencil stock number 35451 at lower right corner of front; publisher line: Pub. by H. C. Schwartz, Winchester, Tenn.; Made by Dexter Press, Pearl River, N. Y. Postmark: WINCHESTER, TENN. 2 30 PM 1943. Divided back, white border, halftone print. Heavy paper loss/tape residue at bottom center; stamp torn at top right. |
Cite this card
Central High School, Winchester, TN, 1943, postcard, c. 1943. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/central-high-school-winchester-tn-1943. Accessed November 2, 2026.