The Connecticut State Library in Hartford is a classical building with a columned entrance, set on a lawn with trees and a flagpole flying the American flag. A street runs in front.
Joe's message to Eddie catches an early Depression job search: he reports "No Workie out here," says he tried the airplane plant in Bristol with nothing doing, and plans to stop by to see Eddie and Viola around two. The library stands near Hartford's State Capitol, in the city's civic center.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pencil
[illegible] last
Dear Eddie
I was [illegible]
around here this is [illegible] Building tell Alice [illegible]
i went out to Ethel house
Monday morning 103 or some
new home and i hung around
for 15 minuits she lives about
as far as Georges house from
yours, on the New Britton
line. Well Eddie there is
No Workie out here was
to Bristol with the [illegible] Airplane
Plant, nothing doing, will
Be over to see you & Viola
about, 2 o'clock, Joe.
White border; linen texture; dark spots in sky; printed number 118592 at bottom right.
Postmark: HARTFORD APR 9 7 PM 1930. Divided-back C.T. American Art Colored card with white border and linen texture; light soiling and a few ink smudges on the front.
Cite this card
State Library building, Hartford, CT, 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/state-library-building-hartford-ct-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.
