New City Hall, Quincy, IL, 1912

Subjects: City Halls & Courthouses Street Scenes
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1912 (Golden Age)

Back of New City Hall, Quincy, IL, 1912, c. 1912 lithograph postcard — Back

About this postcard

The New City Hall in Quincy, Illinois, stands at a street corner, a Romanesque Revival civic building of red brick and stone with arched windows, a crenellated parapet, and a tall corner tower topped by a flagpole. Utility poles and trolley wires cross the foreground street, and a small group of figures stands near the arched entrance. Quincy grew as a Mississippi River and rail center, and its late-19th-century prosperity funded monumental public buildings like this one.

Postcard Details

Message · German, in pen

Deine hübsche Karte gefallt mir sehr gut deine Alma

Translation

Your pretty card pleases me very much Your Alma

PostmarkedQUINC, IL

Addressed to

Miss Clara Sunberg

156. Chestnut Av. Salzburg

Postcard record

Postmarked	QUINC, IL
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Miss Clara Sunberg, 156. Chestnut Av., Salzburg
Place depicted	New City Hall, IL
Place depicted	Quincy, IL
Place mentioned	Germany, Germany
Stamp	1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
Notes	Narrow white border; grainy textured paper; brownish stain at upper right and scattered foxing spots; slight wear at corners. Postmark: QUINCY ILL. FEB 29 3 00 PM 1912 (year slug reads "912"). Divided-back card with green "POST CARD" heading and "Printed in Germany" imprint; green 1¢ Franklin stamp; light edge wear, a few foxing spots and a small stain upper right.

Cite this card

New City Hall, Quincy, IL, 1912, postcard, c. 1912. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/new-city-hall-quincy-il-1912. Accessed November 2, 2026.