City Hall, Woodstock, IL. Pearson-Ullberg
Title
City Hall, Woodstock, IL. Pearson-Ullberg
Description
This photo shows the City Hall/Opera House with very few details to indicate when it was taken. Since the Pearson-Ullberg company was founded in 1906, it is fair to estimate that it was taken in 1906 or 1907. The company stayed in business until 1911.
The format of the postcard, which has the space below the photo for messages, indicates that it might have been produced before 1907, when the postal service permitted messages to be written on the back along with the address.
However, the back of the postcard is divided with space for both message and address, so it was printed no earlier than 1907.
The message about addressee being too stingy to spend one cent on a postcard as well as one cent for a stamp continues on the back.
post card
The format of the postcard, which has the space below the photo for messages, indicates that it might have been produced before 1907, when the postal service permitted messages to be written on the back along with the address.
However, the back of the postcard is divided with space for both message and address, so it was printed no earlier than 1907.
The message about addressee being too stingy to spend one cent on a postcard as well as one cent for a stamp continues on the back.
post card
Creator
Source
Jim Keefe Collection
Date
1906 - 1907
Citation
Pearson-Ullberg, Minneapolis, “City Hall, Woodstock, IL. Pearson-Ullberg,” Woodstock Public Library Archives, accessed November 9, 2025, https://woodstockpubliclibraryarchives.omeka.net/items/show/1383.
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