United States Treasury Building with Washington Monument in the distance, Washington, D.C., circa 1910

Subjects: Monuments & Memorials Streetcars & Trolleys Street Scenes
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1915 (White Border)

Back of United States Treasury Building with Washington Monument in the distance, Washington, D.C., circa 1910, c. 1915 lithograph postcard — Back

About this postcard

A color view of the massive United States Treasury Building on Pennsylvania Avenue, its long colonnaded granite facade topped by flags, with the Washington Monument rising at the left and streetcars, carriages and early automobiles on the street below. The Treasury's central and east wings were built from 1836 onward to designs by Robert Mills, and the building remains the oldest departmental building in Washington, D.C. The obelisk in the distance, begun in 1848 and finally completed in 1884, stands in line with the Treasury's south front.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Saw Mrs L- in the White House grounds this morning leading the Airedale. Saw also saw the white dog Mary.

PublisherW. B. Garrison, Inc.

United States Treasury, Washington, D. C. Washington Monument in Distance. --- The U. S. Treasury, Washington, D. C., is at 15th and Pennsylvania Ave., just east of the White House. It is 486 feet long, 264 feet wide and cost $6,000,000. This department of the Government manages the finances of the nation, collects internal revenue and customs duties, pays the expenses of maintaining the govern- ment, prevents counterfeiting through its Secret Service, through its Life Saving Service looks after the safety of the people at sea, and through its Hospital Service looks after the health of the nation. With its holdings of over a quarter of a billion dollars in money it is naturally strongly guarded. A large force of watchmen patrol the building at all times. Elec- trical alarms are maintained and tested every half hour and enough fire arms are stored to arm a thousand men on the instant. Besides there is connection with Fort Myer, Washing- ton Barracks and the Police Department. Visit- ors are shown the Cash Room, the Secret Ser- vice Museum, the Vaults and Safety devices, the process of counting and printing the seal on paper currency, and the macerating of worn-out money. Pub. by W. B. Garrison, Inc., Washington, D. C. 1489

PostmarkedAugust 17, 1924

Addressed to

Mrs. A. B. Phebe

Morris, Otsego Co., N. Y.

Postcard record

Postmarked	August 17, 1924
Publisher	W. B. Garrison, Inc.
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	United States Treasury Building, Washington, DC
Place depicted	Washington Monument, Washington, DC, Washington, DC
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
Notes	White border; light edge and corner wear; printed color lithograph with a slightly grainy screen. Postmark: WASHINGTON D.C. AUG 17 1924 (slogan cancel: CITIZENS TRAINING CAMPS). Divided-back white-border card with green "Post Card" heading and 1¢ Franklin stamp; light edge wear and a few foxing spots.

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United States Treasury Building with Washington Monument in the distance, Washington, D.C., circa 1910, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/united-states-treasury-building-with-washington-monument-in. Accessed October 24, 2026.