The photograph shows Hannibal's New High School, a large brick building with a mansard roof, round dormer windows, and an arched entrance. The school was built at a reported cost of $80,000, a substantial public investment for the Mississippi River town. Hannibal is best known as the boyhood home of Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), whose years there shaped the settings of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.
Handwritten date "March 1/06" at lower right (annotation, not correspondence). Toned, aged stock with staining at lower left and light corner wear; image is a halftone reproduction of a photograph.
Postmark: HANNIBAL MO. MAR 1 3-PM 19 06. Undivided back ("THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY"), 1c/2c stamp box; heavy toning, water stains and an ink smudge at left.
Cite this card
New High School, Hannibal, MO, 1906, postcard, c. 1906. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/new-high-school-hannibal-mo-1906. Accessed November 2, 2026.
