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Knights of Columbus Building, Quincy, IL, 1913

Subjects
Commercial BuildingsFraternal Orders & Clubs
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1913 (Golden Age)
Front of Knights of Columbus Building, Quincy, IL, 1913, Mrs A. V. McGovern, IL, USA, c. 1913 printed photo postcard
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Back of Knights of Columbus Building, Quincy, IL, 1913, Mrs A. V. McGovern, IL, USA, c. 1913 printed photo postcard
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About this postcard

The image shows a three-story brick and stone commercial building with a heavy bracketed cornice and a band lettered "KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS." Two-story engaged columns frame large windows above ground-floor storefronts, and pedestrians and a small wagon appear on the sidewalk. The Knights of Columbus, founded in 1882 as a Catholic fraternal benefit society, established council halls in many American cities in the early 20th century. Such buildings often combined meeting rooms upstairs with shops or offices at street level, giving fraternal organizations a formal downtown presence while generating rental income from the commercial front.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

We are all well. Was much pleased to get your last letter. Keep on improving and you will be ready for the spring work on our farms. What particular work do you care for most, the care of the chickens or the potatoes.

8725. Knights of Columbus Building, Quincy, Ill. --- MADE IN GERMANY
PostmarkedQuincy, IL, February 3, 1913
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs A. V. McGovern

6434 - Ellis Ave. Chicago, IL

Postcard record

Postmarked, Quincy, IL
Series8725
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs A. V. McGovern, 6434 - Ellis Ave., Chicago, IL
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Stamp10c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesThin white margin at edges; visible halftone dot screen; light corner and edge wear. Postmark: QUINCY ILL. FEB 3 1913. Divided-back card with red "Post Card" heading and "THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS."; red printed text along left edge; message written sideways in pen on the left half; light toning and edge wear.

Cite this card

Knights of Columbus Building, Quincy, IL, 1913, postcard, c. 1913. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/knights-of-columbus-building-quincy-il-1913. Accessed November 2, 2026.