Knox County Court House and Soldiers' Memorial, Vincennes, Indiana, circa 1940

Subjects: City Halls & Courthouses Monuments & Memorials
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Knox County Court House and Soldiers' Memorial, Vincennes, Indiana, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this subject

The Knox County Court House in Vincennes, Indiana, a Victorian-era building with a clock tower, seen behind a tall soldiers' memorial obelisk topped by a statue. Trees line the street in front.

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PublisherCurt Teich & Co.

KNOX COUNTY COURT HOUSE, BUILT IN 1873, COST $360,000 SOLDIERS' MEMORIAL 6AH961 --- VINCENNES, Ind.—Knox County court house erected in 1873 at a cost of more than $360,000 claimed to be first public building erected in U. S. as a soldier's memorial. Architecture exceptional. In addition to several beautiful tablets there is one in marble 21 feet high of George Rogers Clark. The sculpturing is by Andrew Barrot of Carrara, Italy. It is carved from one piece of stone and weighs four tons. Nearby stands the $50,000 soldiers monument erected in 1914. POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) A. A. ARNOLD, VINCENNES, IND.

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Series	6AH961
Condition	Excellent
Place depicted	Knox County Court House, Vincennes, IN
Place mentioned	Carrara
Place mentioned	Vincennes, IN
Publisher	Chicago, IL
Notes	Linen texture; white border. No postmark. Divided-back 'C.T. Art-Colortone' linen card (Curt Teich, Chicago); unused — no message, address, or stamp; pencil dealer/price mark '#59 1-' at lower right.

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Knox County Court House and Soldiers' Memorial, Vincennes, Indiana, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/knox-county-court-house-and-soldiers-memorial-vincennes-indi. Accessed October 5, 2026.