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Welcome Arch, Denver, Colorado, circa 1907

Subjects
Monuments & MemorialsStreet ScenesTown & City Views
Card type
Government postal card
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Welcome Arch, Denver, Colorado, circa 1907, c. 1907 postal card postcard
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Back of Welcome Arch, Denver, Colorado, circa 1907, c. 1907 postal card postcard
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About this postcard

A large ornamental arch spanning a city street, lettered "WELCOME" across the top and "WELCOME TO DENVER" along the inner curve, with pedestrians, horse-drawn vehicles and a streetcar passing beneath it. Denver's Welcome Arch was erected in 1906 to greet visitors to the city (the year it hosted the Democratic National Convention) and stood on the downtown street until it was taken down in the early 1930s. The tinted view shows the brick commercial blocks lining the street behind the arch.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Denver Dec 15-08 from Papa

PublisherWilliamson Hafner Co.
Welcome Arch, Denver, Colorado. 1671 --- WILLIAMSON HAFNER CO. DENVER PUBLISHERS This Space Can Be Used for a Written Message. POSTAL CARD TWO CENTS.
PostmarkedDenver, CO, December 10, 1908, 03:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Charlotte Baur

Beghbous, Amesbury, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Denver, CO
PublisherWilliamson Hafner Co.
Series1671
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss Charlotte Baur, Beghbous, Amesbury, MA
Place depictedWelcome Arch, Denver, CO
Stamp2c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1907
NotesColor-tinted lithograph with white border; light edge wear and small surface stains at top; card number 1671 printed at lower left. Postmark: DENVER DEC 10 1908 3:30 AM. Divided back with "This Space Can Be Used for a Written Message."; Williamson-Hafner Co. publisher imprint; light edge wear and toning.

Cite this card

Welcome Arch, Denver, Colorado, circa 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/welcome-arch-denver-colorado-circa-1907. Accessed October 24, 2026.