Main Street with the Herald Building, Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1905

Subjects: Street Scenes Town & City Views
Card type: Printed photo

Back of Main Street with the Herald Building, Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1905, Mrs A. V. McGovern, IL, USA, printed photo postcard — Back

About this postcard

A elevated view down Main Street in Salt Lake City, with the Wasatch Range snow-capped on the horizon. Prominent painted signs read "BABCOCK THE HERALD" and "THE NEWS WORLD" on the tall Herald Building, while a large billboard advertises "PRIZES SOAP" and storefronts with awnings line the street below; horse-drawn wagons and early utility poles fill the roadway. The Salt Lake Herald was one of the city's leading daily newspapers of the period, and Main Street was the commercial spine of the growing Mormon capital.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

I rushed up and down this street a dozen times or more within Salt Lake City will tell you all about it you need here there is like this is good by Sorry if you did not get the card I sent from Ethel

Addressed to

Mrs A. V. McGovern

4238 Wentworth Ave, Chicago, IL

Postcard record

Condition	Fair
Place addressed	Mrs A. V. McGovern, 4238 Wentworth Ave, Chicago, IL
Notes	White border; handwritten message in ink across the right side and lower left of the picture; light toning and foxing spots. Undivided back ("THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS"), no postmark, stamp or message on this side; message was written on the picture side. White border on front; light foxing/toning on card stock.

Cite this card

Main Street with the Herald Building, Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1905, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/main-street-with-the-herald-building-salt-lake-city-utah-cir. Accessed October 25, 2026.