St. Mary Academy and Catholic Church, O'Neill, NE, 1912
- Card type
- Real photo
About this postcard
St. Mary Academy and the Catholic church stand across an unpaved street in O'Neill, Nebraska: a large brick school with a central tower, and a church with a rose window and twin towers. Utility poles and wires cross the foreground, and trees line the buildings. O'Neill, the Holt County seat, was settled by Irish immigrants in the 1870s and named for the Irish nationalist John O'Neill, so a Catholic academy and church sat at the center of the town's identity. The message on the back is a bit of small-town scheming: a neighbor "tried to knock your deal," and the writer promises to take the parties up and show them "we didnt Miss Anything."
Postcard Details
Chambers, NE
Postcard record
| Postmarked | NE |
|---|---|
| Publisher | GRAVES |
| Condition | Fair |
| Place addressed | Howard Perkins, Chambers, NE |
| Place depicted | St. Mary Academy, O'Neill, NE |
| Place depicted | Catholic Church, O'Neill, NE |
| Place mentioned | O'Neill, NE |
| Stamp | 10c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides |
| Stamp | 1c George Washington, issued 1912 |
| Notes | Black-bordered real photo postcard; caption in negative; brown stains upper right; light wear. Postmark: [illegible] 8 PM 1912 NEBR — year 1912 legible, month/day not. Divided-back card, real-photo (matte) texture, no white border. 1c green Washington stamp. Dealer pencil marks 'RMLJ $500' at top left. Message text runs off the bottom edge of the card. |
Cite this card
St. Mary Academy and Catholic Church, O'Neill, NE, 1912, postcard, c. 1912. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/st-mary-academy-and-catholic-church-oneill-ne-1912. Accessed November 2, 2026.