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Market Street, Chattanooga, Tenn., 1908

Subjects
Commercial BuildingsStreetcars & TrolleysStreet Scenes
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1908 (Golden Age)
Front of Market Street, Chattanooga, Tenn., 1908, c. 1908 lithograph postcard
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Back of Market Street, Chattanooga, Tenn., 1908, c. 1908 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

Looking down Market Street in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with trolley tracks running along the unpaved roadway, pedestrians in period dress, horse-drawn wagons and a streetcar in the distance. Business blocks line both sides, with signs for the Stag Hotel, D.B. Loveman, Gass Bros. Restaurant and other storefronts. The Detroit Publishing Company copyrighted this tinted view in 1907, when Market Street was the city's principal commercial thoroughfare and electric trolleys shared the street with wagons and foot traffic.

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PublisherDetroit Publishing Co.
11364 MARKET STREET CHATTANOOGA, TENN. COPYRIGHT, 1907, BY DETROIT PUBLISHING CO. --- POST CARD THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR MESSAGE. THIS SPACE FOR THE ADDRESS. "PHOSTINT" CARD. MADE ONLY BY DETROIT PUBLISHING CO.
PostmarkedChattanooga, TN, November 18, 1908, 19:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. Loretta Redmond

Highland Park Amesbury

Postcard record

Postmarked, Chattanooga, TN
PublisherDetroit Publishing Co.
Series11364
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs. Loretta Redmond, Highland Park, Amesbury
Place depictedChattanooga, TN
Place mentionedAmesbury, MA
PublisherDetroit Publishing Co., Detroit, MI
receivedAmesbury
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border; circular receiving mark on the front (Amesbury, Nov 20, 7:30 P, 1908); light corner wear and a small crease at lower left. Postmark: CHATTANOOGA TENN NOV 18 7:30 PM 1908. Divided back; "Phostint" card made only by Detroit Publishing Co.; front carries a 1907 copyright. Light edge wear, faint circular stain at lower left.

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Market Street, Chattanooga, Tenn., 1908, postcard, c. 1908. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/market-street-chattanooga-tenn-1908. Accessed November 2, 2026.