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New City Hall, Quincy, Illinois, circa 1910

Subjects
City Halls & CourthousesStreet Scenes
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of New City Hall, Quincy, Illinois, circa 1910, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of New City Hall, Quincy, Illinois, circa 1910, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
Back

About this postcard

A tinted view of Quincy, Illinois' New City Hall, 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's city hall was one of several monumental public buildings erected in the Mississippi River city during its late-19th-century prosperity as a river and rail center.

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

New City Hall, Quincy, Ill. --- POST CARD Printed in Germany.
PostmarkedQuincy, IL
Stamp
Addressed to
Clara Fomberg

156 Plymouth Ave., Rochester, NY

Postcard record

PostmarkedQuincy, IL
ConditionGood
Place addressedClara Fomberg, 156 Plymouth Ave., Rochester, NY
Place depictedNew City Hall, IL
Place depictedQuincy, IL
Place mentionedGermany
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesNarrow 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 (no year in the dial). 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, Illinois, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/new-city-hall-quincy-illinois-circa-1910. Accessed October 24, 2026.