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Street scene at 55th and Boulevard, Chicago, 1908

Subjects
Commercial BuildingsStreetcars & TrolleysStreet Scenes
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1908 (Golden Age)
Front of Street scene at 55th and Boulevard, Chicago, 1908, c. 1908 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of Street scene at 55th and Boulevard, Chicago, 1908, c. 1908 lithograph postcard
Back

About this postcard

Colorized street view showing a large brick commercial building at a corner, a streetcar on tracks, pedestrians, trees, and a church spire in the distance. The printed caption identifies the location as 55th and Boulevard in Chicago.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Chicago 8-7-08 Hello: did you get back home ok. I'm ready for another vacation C E Smith

PublisherA. Holzmann
55th and Boulevard, Chicago, Ill.
PostmarkedCHICAGO, August 8, 1908, 19:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Tillie Johnson

232 Dutton St Kalamazoo, MI

Postcard record

Postmarked, CHICAGO
PublisherA. Holzmann
Series(44250)
ConditionFair
Place addressedTillie Johnson, 232 Dutton St, Kalamazoo, MI
Place depictedChicago, IL
PublisherA. Holzmann, Chicago, IL
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border; handwritten address '915 W GARFIELD BLVD.' on front; handwritten 'MY HALL B-R-' in sky. Postmark: CHICAGO AUG 8 7 PM 1908. Divided back; chromolithograph printed in Germany (A. Holzmann, Chicago and Leipzig); pencil dealer note 'E508 2 00' at top; light edge wear and slight toning.

Cite this card

Street scene at 55th and Boulevard, Chicago, 1908, postcard, c. 1908. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/street-scene-at-55th-and-boulevard-chicago-1908. Accessed November 2, 2026.