Postcards

Philadelphia, PA

Parkway from Art Museum Looking Toward City Hall, Philadelphia, PA

Location

Philadelphia, PA

Scanned

June 3, 2026

Colorscale

color

Publisher

Lynn H. Boyer (Philadelphia, PA)

Front

Description: Linen-era color postcard of the Parkway looking from the Art Museum toward City Hall in Philadelphia, with a large decorative fountain roundabout in the foreground and the city skyline in the background. Card number 118 with catalog number 3A-H940.

Printed Text: 118 PARKWAY FROM ART MUSEUM, LOOKING TOWARDS CITY HALL, PHILADELPHIA, PA.

Back

Description: Divided back with descriptive text at left, 'POST CARD / THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY' center, stamp box upper right reading 'PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE', publisher imprints 'LYNN H. BOYER, PHILADELPHIA, PA. AND WILDWOOD, N.J.' and 'C.T. ART-COLORTONE, MADE ONLY BY CURT TEICH & CO., INC., CHICAGO, U.S.A.' with 'COPYRIGHT, THE PHOTO-ILLUSTRATORS' noted on front.

Printed Text: THE PARKWAY carries the justly famous Fairmount Park right down to the center of the city. This broad avenue is lined with stately structures as the Public Library, Rodin Museum, Franklin Memorial Building and the Board of Education Administration Building and is dominated at its end by the finest Art Museum in the world. The Parkway has no equal outside of Paris. / POST CARD / THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY / PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE / LYNN H. BOYER, PHILADELPHIA, PA. AND WILDWOOD, N.J. / C.T. ART-COLORTONE, MADE ONLY BY CURT TEICH & CO., INC., CHICAGO, U.S.A.

Publisher Location: Philadelphia, PA

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