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Large-letter "Greetings from Harrisburg" with portrait-filled letters, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, circa 1908

Subjects
Large LetterPortraitsWomen's History
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1932 (Linen)
Front of Large-letter "Greetings from Harrisburg" with portrait-filled letters, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, circa 1908, J. Chrin Cathrman, PA, USA, c. 1932 lithograph postcard
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Back of Large-letter "Greetings from Harrisburg" with portrait-filled letters, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, circa 1908, J. Chrin Cathrman, PA, USA, c. 1932 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A large-letter greeting card on a black ground: the word "GREETINGS" is built from oversized letters, each one filled with small vignette portraits of women and children, with "FROM" in white capitals below and the place name written in script on a scroll flanked by pansies and leaves. Large-letter "Greetings from..." cards were a staple of early 20th-century American postcard publishing, letting a single design be reissued for hundreds of towns by changing only the name panel. The portraits here are generic studio-style types rather than identified local residents.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

This is a [illegible] how are you I am well Richard K.

GREETINGS FROM Harrisburg --- Postkarte. Post Card. Carte postale. Th. E., L. Theochrom-Serie 1016
PostmarkedHarrisburg, PA, April 24, 1908, 10:00
Stamp
Addressed to
J. Chrin Cathrman

Beaver Springs, PA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Harrisburg, PA
ConditionGood
Place addressedJ. Chrin Cathrman, Beaver Springs, PA
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1932
NotesChromolithograph on black stock; thin light border at edges; light scuffing and edge wear to the dark background. Place name printed in script on a scroll, not handwritten. Postmark: HARRISBURG, PA APR 24 10-AM 1908. Divided-back chromolitho card; light edge wear and toning, small stain near stamp.

Cite this card

Large-letter "Greetings from Harrisburg" with portrait-filled letters, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, circa 1908, postcard, c. 1932. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/large-letter-greetings-from-harrisburg-with-portrait-filled. Accessed October 24, 2026.