State Capitol at Night, Lincoln, Neb. (1945)

Vintage linen postcard (c. 1945) showing the Nebraska State Capitol at Night in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Vintage linen postcard (c. 1945) showing the Nebraska State Capitol at Night in Lincoln, Nebraska.

The description on the front of the card:
State Capitol at Night, Lincoln, Neb.

Postmark: October 25, 1945 (Lincoln, Nebraska)

Era: Linen Era
Condition: Used. Writing on the back. Posted.

The description on the back of the card:
STATE CAPITOL, AT NIGHT, LINCOLN, NEB.
The Capitol of Nebraska, designed by the late Bertram Goodhue, is one of the most dignified and imposing public buildings that has been erected in this country. It is gravely simple; its style is essentially its own; it perfectly fulfills its purposes, and it symbolizes to Nebraskans and to succeeding generations the people’s idea of government, of statehood.

Addressed to:
Miss Edna Buttersworth
1003 W. 7th St.
Chester, Pennsylvania

Back of State Capitol at Night, Lincoln, Neb. (1945)
The back of the postcard features a divided back with a machine cancel, 1945 Lincoln, Nebraska postmark, “free” written in the stamp area, and a handwritten message.

Published by:

Lincoln News Agency, Lincoln, Neb.

Genuine Curteich-Chicago “C.T. Art-Colortone” postcard

Established in 1898, the Curt Teich Co. was best known for its wide range of advertising and postcards of North America. By the 1920s, it was producing so many postcards with borders that they became recognized as a type dubbed "White Border Cards," creating an "era." Later, Curt Teich's innovations in this printing technique directly led to the production of what we now call “linens” by the early 1930s.
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Cancel type: Machine cancel
Stamp: None

Rights Info: Most likely public domain due to inadequate copyright statements, but it would be best to credit the original publishers and distributors.

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