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St. Alexius Hospital, Bismarck, ND, 1906

Subjects
Christmas & SantaHospitals & Sanatoria
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1906 (Early)
Front of St. Alexius Hospital, Bismarck, ND, 1906, Mrs Anna [illegible], USA, c. 1906 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of St. Alexius Hospital, Bismarck, ND, 1906, Mrs Anna [illegible], USA, c. 1906 lithograph postcard
Back

About this postcard

A four-story red brick hospital with a dark mansard-roofed central tower, arched windows, and a two-level wooden veranda stands at a street corner, with smaller frame buildings alongside. The printed caption names it St. Alexius Hospital, Bismarck, North Dakota. Benedictine sisters founded St. Alexius in 1885, and it is generally credited as the first hospital in what became North Dakota. The sender posted the card from Bismarck on December 23, 1906, two days before Christmas, writing that he had come to Bismarck "but not to this" place, and closed with a Christmas greeting to a woman addressed in Chicago. Holiday mail moved in volume in that era, and a picture postcard sent the day before Christmas Eve was a quick way to reach someone before the holiday.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Came to Bismarck but not to this place A. Merry Christmas

PublisherE. C. Kropp
St. Alexius Hospital, Bismarck, N. D.
PostmarkedBISMARCK, December 23, 1906, 15:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs Anna [illegible]

124 W [illegible] St Chicago

Postcard record

Postmarked, BISMARCK
PublisherE. C. Kropp
Series2446
ConditionFair
Place addressedMrs Anna [illegible], 124 W [illegible] St, Chicago
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesHand-colored print with a thin white border; handwritten message across the picture and a handwritten address block at the right edge; small pink stain near the upper left. Postmark: BISMARCK N.DAK. DEC 23 3 PM 06 — undivided back with "THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS.", ornate "Post Card" heading, 1¢ Franklin stamp; message written on the picture side; light edge/corner wear and a small stain near the stamp.

Cite this card

St. Alexius Hospital, Bismarck, ND, 1906, postcard, c. 1906. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/st-alexius-hospital-bismarck-nd-1906. Accessed November 2, 2026.