A street-level view of the Boston Public Library's McKim Building on Copley Square, showing its long arcaded Renaissance Revival facade, tile roof, and row of arched windows. A streetcar passes in the foreground. Charles Follen McKim of McKim, Mead & White designed the building, which opened in 1895 and drew on the Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève in Paris. Its Bates Hall reading room and murals by Puvis de Chavannes made it a civic landmark.
White border; handwritten address block on front lower left ("Elsie, 24 Auburn, Mass.") and a vertical handwritten message along the right edge; light edge wear.
Postmark: WOBURN, MASS FEB 16 630 PM (year not legible). Undivided back with "THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS"; 1¢ green Franklin stamp with machine cancel; halftone-printed card with white border; light edge wear and a few foxing spots.
Cite this card
Public Library, Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1905, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/public-library-boston-massachusetts-circa-1905. Accessed November 2, 2026.
