Postcards

Philadelphia, PA · 1908

UPenn - F. Earl Christy UPenn woman with pennant banner

UPenn - F. Earl Christy UPenn woman with pennant banner — front
UPenn - F. Earl Christy UPenn woman with pennant banner — back
UPenn - F. Earl Christy UPenn woman with pennant banner — front UPenn - F. Earl Christy UPenn woman with pennant banner — back

Location

Philadelphia, PA

Postmark Year

1908

Scanned

May 29, 2026

Colorscale

color

Publisher

Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Ltd. (New York)

Front

Description: Color illustration by F. Earl Christy of a fashionable woman in a blue dress carrying a large red pennant banner reading 'PENNSYLVANIA' on a pole, with a campus building visible in the background. Signed 'F. Earl Christy' lower right.

Printed Text: PENNSYLVANIA / Hoo-rah! Hoo-rah! Hoo-rah! Pennsylvania!

Back

Description: Divided back labeled 'SOUVENIR POST CARD'. Postmark from Philadelphia Station. Stamp affixed. Addressed to Miss Mercedes C. Simonds, 908(?) Edgewood Ave, Trenton, N.J. Publisher info on left side. Handwritten note 'Sue Alice S.'

Printed Text: SOUVENIR POST CARD / Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Ltd. New York / Printed in Great Britain / Valentines 'ROTOTYPE' Series

Publisher Location: New York

Postmark & Message

Postmark: Philadelphia Station, PA postmark, dated 1908

Message: "Sue Alice S."

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