City Hall, St. Louis, Missouri, circa 1918
- Card type
- Printed photo
About this postcard
St. Louis City Hall fills the view, its steep roofs, gables, and central tower rising over a lawn and roadway. Two early automobiles sit in the foreground. Completed in 1904, the French Renaissance building was modeled on the Hôtel de Ville in Paris and designed by Eckel & Mann; it stands at 12th (now Tucker) and Market as the seat of city government. The card was sent to Cpl. Harry Benton at Camp Pike, Arkansas, a World War I training camp, and carries the food-conservation slogan "Food will win the war don't waste it," a reminder of the U.S. Food Administration's conservation campaign.
Postcard Details
Camp Pike Co 346 Post Office AR
Postcard record
| Postmarked | St. Louis, MO |
|---|---|
| Series | 6133 |
| Condition | Very good |
| Place addressed | Cpl Harry Benton, Co 346 Post Office, Camp Pike, AR |
| Place depicted | St. Louis, MO, MO |
| Stamp | 3c George Washington, purple, perforated on all sides |
| Stamp | 2c George Washington, red, perforated on all sides |
| Notes | White border; small printed plate/job number "6/33" in the lower right corner; tinted halftone look typical of early 20th-century printed cards. |
Cite this card
City Hall, St. Louis, Missouri, circa 1918, postcard, c. 1918. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/city-hall-st-louis-missouri-circa-1918. Accessed November 2, 2026.