A red brick library building with a yellow-domed cupola and a white-columned portico stands at the end of a paved walk lined with hedges and shrubs, with a small frame house visible at the right. The card names it as the Shelbyville, Kentucky public library. Such small-town Carnegie-era libraries, typically brick with classical porticoes and a central dome or lantern, were built across Kentucky in the early 20th century.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Dear Sister
I will answer your most welcome card
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Linen-textured stock; paper loss and chipping along the top edge, especially at top center; light wear at corners.
Postmark: SHELBYVILLE JUN 16 3 PM KY. Divided-back private postcard ("MESSAGE MAY BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE" / "ADDRESS ONLY ON THIS SIDE"), blue-pen message written sideways along the long edge; Hugh C. Leighton Co. imprint, made in Germany; 1-cent Washington stamp, torn/edge damage at top center.
Cite this card
Public Library, Shelbyville, Kentucky, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/public-library-shelbyville-kentucky-circa-1910. Accessed October 25, 2026.
