Central Library, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1921

Subject: Libraries
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1921 (White Border)

Back of Central Library, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1921, c. 1921 lithograph postcard — Back

About this postcard

A corner view of the Central Library in Indianapolis shows a monumental stone building with a long Doric colonnade across the front and rows of tall rectangular windows along the side. A few pedestrians stand on the walk and lawn in the foreground. The library opened in 1917 as the main building of the Indianapolis Public Library system, designed by Paul Philippe Cret in a Greek Doric style. The sender, signing herself Brownie, writes of a full week and four speaking engagements on Sunday, including a request from the W.C.T.U. to speak at its county fair booth in Jackson, Michigan. The W.C.T.U. was a leading temperance organization in the early 1920s.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Haven't forgotten my promise to write - But this wk. has been full - We have more time in a few days. I am already scheduled to speak 4 times Sunday. The W.C.T.U. has written to ask that I speak before their booth at the Co Fair in Jackson Mich. the day we are there. I get more enthused over the work every minute. Love - Brownie.

PostmarkedIndianapolis, IN, September 5, 1921, 11:30

Addressed to

Mrs. J. H. Stauffer

Carlock, IL

FromEdwood S. Haymes Jr.

Postcard record

Postmarked	September 5, 1921, 11:30, Indianapolis, IN
Publisher	THE INDIANA NEWS CO.
Series	R-65073
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Mrs. J. H. Stauffer, Carlock, IL
Place depicted	Central Library, Indianapolis, IN
Stamp	1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
Notes	White border; light edge and corner wear; faint smudges/marks in the sky area; fine halftone screen visible. Postmark: INDIANAPOLIS IND. SEP 5 1921 11:30 AM. Divided-back C.T. American Art printed card with white border; light edge/corner wear and a few stains; dealer pencil "50¢" and "50" marks at top and bottom right.

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Central Library, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1921, postcard, c. 1921. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/central-library-indianapolis-indiana-1921. Accessed November 2, 2026.