The U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C., viewed from the side, with its white marble Corinthian portico and long colonnade. A flagpole stands at the left, and lawn and shrubs fill the foreground beneath a tinted sky. Completed in 1935, the Cass Gilbert design gave the Court its first dedicated home after more than a century in the Capitol.
Linen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; narrow white margin along top edge of scan.
Postmark: none. Divided-back linen 'Colourpicture' card; no postmark, address, or message. Dealer pencil '#59' at lower right. Light foxing/toning on card stock.
Cite this card
Supreme Court Building, Washington, DC, circa 1938, postcard, c. 1938. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/supreme-court-building-washington-dc-circa-1938. Accessed November 2, 2026.
