Morrison-Reeves Library, Richmond, IN, 1906
- Subjects
- Historic TowersLibraries
- Card type
- Printed photo
- Date
- c. 1906 (Early)
About this postcard
The photograph shows the Morrison-Reeves Library in Richmond, Indiana, a rough-faced stone building in a Romanesque manner. Three round-arched entrance bays stand at ground level, with a row of windows above and a round corner tower capped by a conical roof. Bare winter trees, a lamp post, and an iron fence line the sidewalk in front. The sender calls it "our Public library," a plain mark of local pride in an institution founded with the Morrison and Reeves family bequests. The rough stone, rounded arches, and corner tower are characteristic of Romanesque Revival civic buildings of the period, and Richmond was a busy railroad and manufacturing town in the early 1900s. The library still serves the city today.
Postcard Details
44 Sparhawk St Amesbury, MA
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , Richmond, IN |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Raphael Tuck & Sons |
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Miss Charlotte S. Hassett, 44 Sparhawk St, Amesbury, MA |
| received | Amesbury |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only |
| Notes | Undivided-back era card with a thin white margin; printed in Germany. Handwritten message in blue ink across the sky area; light soiling and a few stains along the top edge. Postmark: RICHMOND, IND. OCT 29 4 30 PM 1906; a second, fainter receiving circle at left reads AMESBURY OCT 31 10A. Undivided back with "THE ADDRESS TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE"; Raphael Tuck & Sons imprint; 1¢ green Franklin stamp; light foxing/toning and a black ink smudge at upper right near the stamp. |
Cite this card
Morrison-Reeves Library, Richmond, IN, 1906, postcard, c. 1906. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/morrison-reeves-library-richmond-in-1906. Accessed November 2, 2026.