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Main Street looking north from Capitol Avenue, Houston, Texas, circa 1910

Subjects
Commercial BuildingsStreet ScenesTown & City Views
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Main Street looking north from Capitol Avenue, Houston, Texas, circa 1910, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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Back of Main Street looking north from Capitol Avenue, Houston, Texas, circa 1910, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

The card is captioned "Main St. Looking North from Capitol Ave., Houston, Tex." and shows a busy commercial street lined with multi-story brick and stone buildings, store awnings, utility poles and wires, streetcar tracks, horse-drawn wagons, and pedestrians. The Capitol Hotel sign is visible on the left. Houston's Main Street was the city's central business and retail corridor in the early 1900s, and the overhead wires and tracks reflect the period's urban transit and utility development.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Sunday Nov 29. 08 from Papa,

PublisherA. G. Lauer
10123 MAIN ST. LOOKING NORTH FROM CAPITOL AVE., HOUSTON, TEX. --- Post Card Made in Germany, Publ. by A. G. Lauer, Houston, Tex.
PostmarkedNovember 29, 1908, 16:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Charlotte Hassett

Annesburg, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked
PublisherA. G. Lauer
Series10123
ConditionVery good
Place addressedCharlotte Hassett, Annesburg, MA
Place depictedHouston, TX
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated on all sides
NotesRed printed caption and card number; white border visible; light edge wear. Postmark: HOUSTON TEX NOV 29 1908 4 PM TRANS. CLX. Divided back; green "Post Card" heading; 1¢ Franklin stamp; "Made in Germany" imprint; light edge/corner wear.

Cite this card

Main Street looking north from Capitol Avenue, Houston, Texas, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/main-street-looking-north-from-capitol-avenue-houston-texas. Accessed October 25, 2026.