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City Hall and William Penn statue, Philadelphia, PA, 1908

Subjects
City Halls & CourthousesHistoric TowersStreet Scenes
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1908 (Golden Age)
Front of City Hall and William Penn statue, Philadelphia, PA, 1908, c. 1908 lithograph postcard
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Back of City Hall and William Penn statue, Philadelphia, PA, 1908, c. 1908 lithograph postcard
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Color view of Philadelphia City Hall, a massive Second Empire building with a tall central tower topped by a statue, surrounded by streets with pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages; other buildings visible.

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PublisherThe Sabold-Herb Co.
22. CITY HALL, PHILADELPHIA, PA. CITY HALL, PHILADELPHIA, PA. City Hall, located at Broad and Market Sts., is a structure of immense size and prominence, costing about $20,000,000. The tower is 550 feet high and surmounted by a huge statue of William Penn, the founder of Philadelphia.
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PublisherThe Sabold-Herb Co.
SeriesR-49413
ConditionGood
Place depictedPhiladelphia, PA
PublisherThe Sabold-Herb Co., Philadelphia, PA
Stamp1c printed stamp box inscription (United States and Canada one cent; Foreign two cents)
NotesWhite border; printed copyright 1908; card number 22. No postmark; card unused and unaddressed. Divided-back color lithograph with white border; front carries printed copyright 1908 W. N. Jennings. Light edge wear and slight toning.

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City Hall and William Penn statue, Philadelphia, PA, 1908, postcard, c. 1908. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/city-hall-and-william-penn-statue-philadelphia-pa-1908. Accessed November 2, 2026.