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Lombard College building, Galesburg, IL, 1903

Subject
Schools & Universities
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1903 (Early)
Front of Lombard College building, Galesburg, IL, 1903, c. 1903 printed photo postcard
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Back of Lombard College building, Galesburg, IL, 1903, c. 1903 printed photo postcard
Back

About this postcard

The oval vignette shows a large brick college building at Lombard College in Galesburg, Illinois, as named in the printed caption. Lombard College was a Universalist-affiliated liberal arts college founded in Galesburg in 1853; it closed in 1930. The card's wide blank right side reflects the undivided-back postcard format of the early 1900s.

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PublisherThe Mail Printing Co.
LOMBARD COLLEGE, GALESBURG.
PostmarkedAmesbury, MA
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Charlotte S. Hassett

Amesbury, MA

Postcard record

PostmarkedAmesbury, MA
PublisherThe Mail Printing Co.
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss Charlotte S. Hassett, Amesbury, MA
Place depictedLombard College, Galesburg, IL
receivedAmesbury, MA
Stamp2c George Washington, red, issued 1902
Stamp20c George Washington, red, issued 1902
NotesOval vignette; wide blank right side; light foxing/staining and a diagonal mark at upper right; corners lightly worn. Postmark: origin cancel over stamp largely illegible. Receiving mark: AMESBURY DEC 2 5-PM 1903. Undivided back with "THIS SIDE EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE ADDRESS"; 2¢ Washington stamp; cream stock, light corner/edge wear.

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Lombard College building, Galesburg, IL, 1903, postcard, c. 1903. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/lombard-college-building-galesburg-il-1903. Accessed November 2, 2026.