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Union Station, P.R.R., Pittsburgh, PA, 1908

Subjects
Railroad StationsRailroads & Trains
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1908 (Golden Age)
Front of Union Station, P.R.R., Pittsburgh, PA, 1908, c. 1908 lithograph postcard
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Back of Union Station, P.R.R., Pittsburgh, PA, 1908, c. 1908 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

The Pennsylvania Railroad's Union Station dominates the view, its brick headhouse and arched entrance set against an industrial hillside with a tall smokestack rising behind. The terminal had opened only a few years earlier as the PRR's Pittsburgh station, and the printed caption keeps the spelling Pittsburg, the city's official form from 1891 until 1911. A traveler sent the card to parents in East Cleveland, Ohio, reporting a smooth trip and a safe arrival: "Got here all right. Had a fine ride."

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Dear Mamma & Papa, Got here all right. Had a fine ride only was real agony waiting. Harry met us

PublisherSouvenir Post Card Co.
2755 — Union Station, P. R. R. PITTSBURG, PA.
PostmarkedVAN WER[?], OH, September 5, 1908, 20:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. H. M. Farrand

26 Orange Ave E. Cleveland, OH

Postcard record

Postmarked, VAN WER[?], OH
PublisherSouvenir Post Card Co.
Series2755
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs. H. M. Farrand, 26 Orange Ave, E. Cleveland, OH
Place depictedUnion Station, Pittsburgh, PA
PublisherSouvenir Post Card Co., New York, NY
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1907, perforated on all sides
NotesNumbered 2755 in caption; worn corners and edge staining. Postmark: VAN WER[?] OHIO SEP 5 8 PM 1908. Divided-back card printed in Germany (Souvenir Post Card Co., New York); green 1c Franklin stamp; pencil message written sideways on the left panel; light toning and edge wear. A stray penciled '326' appears at the left of the address panel.

Cite this card

Union Station, P.R.R., Pittsburgh, PA, 1908, postcard, c. 1908. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/union-station-p-r-r-pittsburgh-pa-1908. Accessed November 3, 2026.