West College and Old College, Knoxville, TN, 1906
- Subject
- Schools & Universities
- Card type
- Government postal card
- Date
- c. 1906 (Early)
About this postcard
The view shows West College and Old College, two brick buildings on the University of Tennessee campus in Knoxville. West College is the long three-story block at left, with its name across the facade; Old College is the square building at right, topped by a small cupola marked "07." An open shed-like structure stands in the left foreground. The buildings were part of the university's early campus, from its years as East Tennessee University before the name changed to the University of Tennessee in 1879. The "07" on the cupola is a class numeral, a common way for colleges of the period to mark a graduating class.
Postcard Details
Amesbury, MA
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , Knoxville, TN |
|---|---|
| Publisher | The Rotograph Co. |
| Series | A 14512 |
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Charlotte S. Nason, Amesbury, MA |
| Place depicted | Knoxville, TN |
| Publisher | The Rotograph Co., New York, NY |
| received | MA |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides |
| Notes | Handwritten message in ink across lower right of front ("from Oala Nov 19, 06"); light staining and edge wear. Postmark: KNOXVILLE TENN NOV 20 8:30 AM 1906; circular MASS. receiving mark dated 1906. Undivided back ('This side for the Address.'); Rotograph Co., N.Y. City imprint, printed in Germany. |
Cite this card
West College and Old College, Knoxville, TN, 1906, postcard, c. 1906. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/west-college-and-old-college-knoxville-tn-1906. Accessed November 2, 2026.