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Charleston National Bank Building, Charleston, West Virginia

Subject
Banks
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Charleston National Bank Building, Charleston, West Virginia, c. 1930 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of Charleston National Bank Building, Charleston, West Virginia, c. 1930 lithograph postcard
Back

About this subject

A seven-story corner commercial block with rows of dark windows and a columned ground floor, seen from the street; a few pedestrians stand on the sidewalk and utility poles line the corner. The sky is tinted pale blue and pink.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Was glad to get your postal yesterday. How you are still liv- ing shabby so near. I am glad that I had the time to visit you & your old man. With best wishes from J. S. Shank & Churekman

PublisherKanawha Book Store Inc.
Charleston Nat'l. Bank Bldg. CHARLESTON, W., Va. --- Post Card Pub. by Kanawha Book Store Inc. THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS. Made in Germany.
PostmarkedCharleston, WV
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs Dolly P. de Kraft Richardson

Auburn, Pocahontas Co., W. Va.

Postcard record

PostmarkedCharleston, WV
ConditionFair
Place addressedMrs Dolly P. de Kraft Richardson, Auburn, WV
Place depictedCharleston, WV
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
NotesHandwritten message in pen covers the sky and building face; scattered foxing/staining and edge wear; no white border visible. Postmark: CHARLESTON W.VA. 1907 (second partial cancel reads 'ENCESPR... 1907'). Undivided back ('THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS'), 'Made in Germany' imprint, published by Kanawha Book Store Inc. Light edge wear.

Cite this card

Charleston National Bank Building, Charleston, West Virginia, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/charleston-national-bank-building-charleston-west-virginia. Accessed October 5, 2026.