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Union Station, Pittsburgh, PA, 1909

Subjects
Railroad StationsRailroads & Trains
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1909 (Golden Age)
Front of Union Station, Pittsburgh, PA, 1909, c. 1909 lithograph postcard
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Back of Union Station, Pittsburgh, PA, 1909, c. 1909 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

The view shows the Pennsylvania Railroad's Union Station in Pittsburgh, with its large brick headhouse, arched entrance, and a tall smokestack rising behind. The station opened in 1903 as a major PRR terminal, and the scene takes in the approach and the industrial hillside beyond. The printed caption uses the older spelling Pittsburg.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Dear Mama + 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.
PostmarkedOH, September 5, 1909, 20:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. H. M. Farrand

26 Orange Ave E. Cleveland, OH

Postcard record

Postmarked, 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
NotesNumbered 2755 in caption; worn corners and edge staining. Postmark: WASHINGTON SEP 5 8 PM 1909. 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, Pittsburgh, PA, 1909, postcard, c. 1909. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/union-station-pittsburgh-pa-1909. Accessed November 2, 2026.