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Main Street, Champaign, IL, 1913

Subjects
Street ScenesTown & City Views
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1913 (Golden Age)
Front of Main Street, Champaign, IL, 1913, Miss Clara Sandberg, IL, USA, c. 1913 printed photo postcard
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Back of Main Street, Champaign, IL, 1913, Miss Clara Sandberg, IL, USA, c. 1913 printed photo postcard
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About this postcard

A black-and-white view looks down Main Street in Champaign, Illinois. Multi-story brick commercial blocks line both sides, with cloth awnings over the storefronts and a few figures and rigs in the unpaved roadway. Champaign grew as the twin city of Urbana and as the home of the University of Illinois, and Main Street served as the downtown commercial spine in this period.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

with best wishes from Carl

PublisherC. U. Williams
Main Street, Champaign, Ill.
PostmarkedChampaign, IL, April 19, 1913, 14:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Clara Sandberg

19 Chestnut St, Galesburg, IL

Postcard record

Postmarked, Champaign, IL
PublisherC. U. Williams
Series1037
ConditionFair
Place addressedMiss Clara Sandberg, 19 Chestnut St, Galesburg, IL
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesBlack-and-white halftone print with a white caption band at the bottom; heavy wear, rounded and chipped corners, surface soiling and staining, image faded and dark in the shadows. Postmark: CHAMPAIGN APR 2-PM 19 13 ILL; circular duplex cancellation with wavy flag killer lines, partially struck over the stamp. Divided-back card on tan textured stock; 1¢ green Washington adhesive stamp; message and address in pencil; light edge/corner wear and a few stains.

Cite this card

Main Street, Champaign, IL, 1913, postcard, c. 1913. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/main-street-champaign-il-1913. Accessed October 24, 2026.