The Citizens Savings & Trust Co. building rises above a busy downtown Cleveland sidewalk, with a classical columned entrance at street level. Pedestrians crowd the walk while early automobiles and a streetcar share the street, a mix typical of a large American city around 1919. The bank advertised itself as "The Home of Banking by Mail" and listed capital and surplus of eight million dollars, a claim aimed at customers who handled accounts at a distance.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
that will be [illegible]
we will be [illegible]
are you [illegible]
on summer [illegible]
B.
My Dear Mrs Callidge
Received your Message
this A. M. and wish to
tell you that I have al-
ready written Carl and
mother that I would
be home on Friday so
am sorry that I can-
not accept your kind
invitation hoping
White border; printed caption in lower margin; faint pencil marks on upper right border; toned stock.
Postmark: CLEVELAND OHIO AUG 8 1919 4-PM COLLINWOOD STATION — divided-back private postcard, white border, 1¢ Washington stamp, message in ink; faint circular cancellation on front, mostly illegible; light corner/edge wear.
Cite this card
Citizens Savings & Trust Co. building, Cleveland, OH, 1919, postcard, c. 1919. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/citizens-savings-trust-co-building-cleveland-oh-1919. Accessed November 2, 2026.
