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Opernhaus (Opera House), Cologne, Germany

Subjects
Streetcars & TrolleysStreet ScenesTheaters & Opera Houses
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Opernhaus (Opera House), Cologne, Germany, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of Opernhaus (Opera House), Cologne, Germany, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
Back

About this subject

Color view of the Cologne Opera House, a large ornate building with domed towers and red roofs, with streetcars and pedestrians on the plaza in front.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Camp [illegible] Jan. 28-1918 Best Wishes. Pvt. C. E. Taylor Co. B. [illegible] Inf. Camp [illegible]

Köln a. Rh. Opernhaus. --- Postkarte. HWK 21
PostmarkedU.S. Army Post Office, February 7, 1918
Addressed to
Miss Lottie Britton

208 W. Broad St., Richmond, VA, U.S.A.

Postcard record

Postmarked, U.S. Army Post Office
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss Lottie Britton, 208 W. Broad St., Richmond, VA
Place depictedOpernhaus, Cologne
NotesWhite border; color lithograph; corner crease upper left; edge wear. Postmark: U.S. ARMY POST OFFICE FEB 7 1918 AM. Divided back; 'Postkarte.' printed heading; purple A.E.F. 'PASSED AS CENSORED' stamp; 'Soldiers Mail.' notation.

Cite this card

Opernhaus (Opera House), Cologne, Germany, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/opernhaus-opera-house-cologne-germany. Accessed October 5, 2026.