St. Mark's Church, Knox, PA, 1909

Subjects: Christianity Churches
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1909 (Golden Age)

Back of St. Mark's Church, Knox, PA, 1909, c. 1909 lithograph postcard — Back

About this postcard

St. Mark's Church stands on a bare dirt road in Knox, a small community in Clarion County, rural northwestern Pennsylvania. The red brick building has a tall shingled spire, pointed-arch windows, and a small rose window, with trees behind. Its board-and-batten steeple and lancet windows are Gothic Revival features common in late 19th-century American Protestant churches. The caption's R.F.D. marks the rural free delivery route that served the area. The message carries local news: Jessie writes to a friend in Allegheny about a welcome letter, a recent illness, the Elk picnic the following Thursday, and a household still discussing a move but not this month.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

[illegible] old friend. yours [illegible] of telephone but [illegible] was sorry [illegible] league of Amer[illegible] [illegible] you have sickness [illegible] next good letter [illegible] is better. The Elk picnic is on the 19th next Thursday if any of your crowd is coming over the [illegible] will be glad to see you. mamma and are still talking of going down but not this month. love to all. Jessie [illegible] to see [illegible]

PostmarkedElk City, PA, August 13, 1909

Addressed to

Mrs. S.E. Smith

95 Butler St. Smithdale Station Allegheny, PA

Postcard record

Postmarked	August 13, 1909, Elk City, PA
Publisher	Harry H. Hamm
Series	THE HAMMOND SERIES ERIE, PA. 165289
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Mrs. S.E. Smith, 95 Butler St., Smithdale Station, Allegheny, PA
Place depicted	Knox, PA
Publisher	Harry H. Hamm, Erie, PA
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
Notes	Light border around the image; worn, chipped corners and edges with surface soiling and a small stain at lower left. Postmark: ELK CITY AUG 13 1909 PA. Divided-back private card printed in Germany ("Made in Germany" on edge), Harry H. Hamm, Erie, Pa. imprint, The Hammond Series, Erie, Pa., no. 2819 in the publisher line; card number 165289. Printed caption: St. Mark's Church, Knox, Pa. R. F. D. Heavy wear, soiled/rounded corners, dark smudge near center; legible pencil message written sideways along the left edge, signed Jessie, mentioning a welcome letter, sickness, the Elk picnic next Thursday, and talk of moving.

Cite this card

St. Mark's Church, Knox, PA, 1909, postcard, c. 1909. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/st-marks-church-knox-pa-1909. Accessed November 2, 2026.