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Morrison-Reeves Library, Richmond, Indiana, circa 1906

Subjects
Historic TowersLibraries
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1902 (Early)
Front of Morrison-Reeves Library, Richmond, Indiana, circa 1906, Charlotte S. Hassett, MA, USA, c. 1902 printed photo postcard
Front
Back of Morrison-Reeves Library, Richmond, Indiana, circa 1906, Charlotte S. Hassett, MA, USA, c. 1902 printed photo postcard
Back

About this postcard

The picture shows the Morrison-Reeves Library in Richmond, Indiana: a rough-faced stone building in a Romanesque manner, with three round-arched entrance bays at ground level, a row of windows above, and a prominent round corner tower capped by a conical roof. Bare winter trees stand in front of the facade, with a lamp post and iron fence at the sidewalk. The card's own caption names it the Morrison-Reeves Library, and the handwritten note on the front calls it "our Public Library," the institution founded with the Morrison and Reeves family bequests that still serves Richmond today.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Oct 29. 1906 - This is our Public library [illegible]

PublisherRaphael Tuck & Sons
RICHMOND, INDIANA. MORRISON-REEVES LIBRARY. Ellwood Morris & Co., Book, Wall Paper and Art Store, Richmond, Ind. Printed in Germany. --- POST CARD THE ADDRESS TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE Raphael Tuck & Sons' Post Card Series No. 2305. "RICHMOND, Indiana." ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN.
PostmarkedOctober 31, 1906, 16:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Charlotte S. Hassett

44 Spaulding St, Amesbury, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked
PublisherRaphael Tuck & Sons
ConditionGood
Place addressedCharlotte S. Hassett, 44 Spaulding St, Amesbury, MA
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902
NotesUndivided-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 31 4 30 PM 1906 (a second, fainter receiving circle at left is largely illegible). 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, Indiana, circa 1906, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/morrison-reeves-library-richmond-indiana-circa-1906. Accessed October 24, 2026.