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Gym and Armory, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 1918

Subjects
ArmoriesSchools & Universities
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1918 (White Border)
Front of Gym and Armory, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 1918, c. 1918 printed photo postcard
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Back of Gym and Armory, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 1918, c. 1918 printed photo postcard
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About this postcard

A halftone view of the Ohio State University gymnasium and armory, a crenellated brick building with a tall central tower, arched entrance, and a long range of windows, standing behind a low wall and lawn. The castle-like front suited its double duty: physical training for students and drill for the cadet corps. James's short note home to Danboro, Pennsylvania, was posted from Columbus in March 1918, in the last year of the First World War, when college campuses were also putting men through military instruction. He writes that he is "still here and working hard" and expects to be out by the middle of April, the kind of brief status line common to wartime correspondence.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

am still here and working hard, will probably be out about the middle of April, James

PublisherLouis Messerschmidt
Gym and Armory, O. S. U., Columbus. O.
PostmarkedColumbus, OH, March 11, 1918, 17:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. C. C. Haldeman

Danboro, PA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Columbus, OH
PublisherLouis Messerschmidt
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs. C. C. Haldeman, Danboro, PA
Place depictedColumbus, OH
Stamp2c George Washington, red, issued 1902
Stamp5c George Washington, blue
NotesBlack-bordered halftone print with no white border; light brown stain at upper right and wear at the corners. Postmark: COLUMBUS OHIO STA. A MAR 11 5 PM 1918. Divided-back white-border card, halftone/matte texture; light edge wear and a small stain at bottom center.

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Gym and Armory, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 1918, postcard, c. 1918. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/gym-and-armory-ohio-state-university-columbus-oh-1918. Accessed November 2, 2026.