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Main Street and Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky, circa 1850

Subjects
HorsesHotels & InnsStreet Scenes
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Main Street and Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky, circa 1850, Julia Cochran, IL, USA, c. 1915 linen postcard
Front
Back of Main Street and Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky, circa 1850, Julia Cochran, IL, USA, c. 1915 linen postcard
Back

About this subject

A colorized view of a Louisville street corner as it appeared in 1850, with brick commercial buildings lining Main Street and Third Street. A horse-drawn streetcar with a driver stands in the foreground while a team of horses pulls a wagon along the unpaved street; the Galt House hotel is lettered on a building at right.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Hope you have had this one before. The truck horses I thought would interest you. The Dr. opened up the cast a little this morning and freed one arm. Perhaps next week the other one -

PublisherKing Stationery Co.
Louisville, Ky., in 1850. THIRD STREET MAIN STREET GALT HOUSE 2.716 --- THIS SPACE FOR WRITING POST CARD THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS MADE IN U.S.A. Pub. by King Stationery Co., Louisville, Ky.
PostmarkedFebruary 10, 1934, 17:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Julia Cochran

563 Manchester, Galesburg, IL

Postcard record

Postmarked
Series2.716
ConditionVery good
Place addressedJulia Cochran, 563 Manchester, Galesburg, IL
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
NotesWhite border; linen-textured stock; printed card number 2.716 at lower right; partial painted sign lettering on the left building is illegible. Postmark: LOUISVILLE KY FEB 10 5 PM 1934. Divided-back card with blue-ink message; 1-cent green Franklin stamp; light edge/toning wear.

Cite this card

Main Street and Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky, circa 1850, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/main-street-and-third-street-louisville-kentucky-circa-1850. Accessed October 5, 2026.