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Central Library, Indianapolis, Indiana, circa 1935

Subject
Libraries
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Central Library, Indianapolis, Indiana, circa 1935, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
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Back of Central Library, Indianapolis, Indiana, circa 1935, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A corner view of Indianapolis's Central Library, a monumental stone building with a long Doric colonnade along its front and rows of tall rectangular windows on the side elevation, with a few pedestrians on the walk and lawn in the foreground. The library was designed by architect Paul Philippe Cret in a Greek Doric style and opened in 1917 on St. Clair Street as the main building of the Indianapolis Public Library system. The card's pastel sky and white border are typical of the color-printed view cards of the 1930s and 1940s.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Haven't forgotton 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.

PublisherIndiana News Co.
CENTRAL LIBRARY, INDIANAPOLIS, IND. --- Post Card R-65073 MADE IN U.S.A. NEW YORK PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES PUBLISHED BY THE INDIANA NEWS CO., INDIANAPOLIS, IND. C.T. AMERICAN ART
PostmarkedIndianapolis, IN, September 5, 1921, 01:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. J. H. Stauffer

Carlock, IL

FromEdwood S. Haymes Jr.

Postcard record

Postmarked, Indianapolis, IN
PublisherIndiana News Co.
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs. J. H. Stauffer, Carlock, IL
Place depictedCentral Library, Indianapolis, IN
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border; light edge and corner wear; faint smudges/marks in the sky area; fine halftone screen visible. Postmark: INDIANAPOLIS IND. SEP 5 1921 1:30 AM. Divided-back C.T. American Art printed card with white border; light edge/corner wear and a few stains; dealer pencil "50¢" marks at top and bottom right.

Cite this card

Central Library, Indianapolis, Indiana, circa 1935, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/central-library-indianapolis-indiana-circa-1935. Accessed October 25, 2026.