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Union Station, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1905

Subjects
Railroad StationsRailroads & Trains
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Union Station, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1905, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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Back of Union Station, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1905, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
Back

About this postcard

The card pictures Union Station of the Pennsylvania Railroad in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with its large brick headhouse, arched entrance, and a tall smokestack behind. Pittsburgh's Union Station opened in 1903 and served as a major Pennsylvania Railroad terminal; the caption preserves the older spelling "Pittsburg." The view also takes in the station approach and the industrial hillside beyond.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Dear Mama + Papa, we are having a fine time and [illegible] Goodby

PublisherSouvenir Post Card Co.
2755 — Union Station, P. R. R. PITTSBURG, PA. --- Post Card This space may be used for Correspondence The Address and Stamp to be Written Here SOUVENIR POST CARD CO., NEW YORK. PRINTED IN GERMANY.
PostmarkedWashington, DC, September 5, 1909, 20:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. H. M. Tarrant

26 Brougham Ave, East Cleveland, OH

Postcard record

Postmarked, Washington, DC
PublisherSouvenir Post Card Co.
Series2755
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs. H. M. Tarrant, 26 Brougham Ave, East Cleveland, OH
Place depictedUnion Station, Pittsburgh, PA
PublisherSouvenir Post Card Co., New York, NY
Stamp1c George Washington, 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; green 1c Franklin stamp; pencil message written sideways on the left panel; light toning and edge wear.

Cite this card

Union Station, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1905, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/union-station-pittsburgh-pennsylvania-circa-1905. Accessed October 24, 2026.