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West College and Old College, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, circa 1906

Subject
Schools & Universities
Card type
Government postal card
Date
c. 1902 (Early)
Front of West College and Old College, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, circa 1906, c. 1902 postal card postcard
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Back of West College and Old College, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, circa 1906, c. 1902 postal card postcard
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About this postcard

A black-and-white view of two brick college buildings at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville: the long three-story West College at left, labeled "WEST COLLEGE" on its facade, and the square Old College at right, topped by a small cupola tower marked "'07." A shed-like open structure stands in the left foreground. West College and Old College were among the earliest buildings of East Tennessee University (later the University of Tennessee), which occupied the site after 1869; the tower date refers to the class of 1907.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

from Oala Nov 19, 06

PublisherThe Rotograph Co.
A 14512 West College, Old College, U of Tenn, Knoxville, Tenn. --- POSTAL CARD This side for the Address. The Rotograph Co., N.Y. City. (Germany.)
PostmarkedNovember 20, 1906, 08:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Charlotte S. Nason

Amesbury, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked
PublisherThe Rotograph Co.
SeriesA 14512
ConditionGood
Place addressedCharlotte S. Nason, Amesbury, MA
Place depictedKnoxville, TN
PublisherThe Rotograph Co., New York, NY
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated on all sides
NotesHandwritten note in ink across the lower right of the front; light staining and edge wear; undivided-back era (1906). Postmark: KNOXVILLE TENN NOV 20 8:30 AM 1906 (plus circular MASS. receiving mark). Undivided back ('This side for the Address.'); Rotograph Co. imprint, printed in Germany; light edge wear.

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West College and Old College, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, circa 1906, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/west-college-and-old-college-university-of-tennessee-knoxvil. Accessed October 25, 2026.