City Hall Building Springfield MO Missouri 1955 Postcard

Description: CITY HALL BUILDING POSTCARD SPRINGFIELD MO MISSOURI 1955. The former US Custom House and Post Office was built June 23, 1894 until 1938. In that year a new federal building directly north of the old site was built. The post office, federal courts and other government offices moved into the new Federal Building and the city obtained the old building, renamed City Hall. The first City Council meeting was held on October 10, 1938, just one day after it became City Hall. The entire structure is made of limestone in the Richardsonian Romanesque style of architecture, characterized by round arches and vaults. It contains towering stone turrets and gargoyle waterspouts. The south wing is topped with a turret and tower. Curt Teich Co. 1898-1978 Chicago, IL 5C219-N dated 1955 Curt Teich became an early publisher of postcards but did not begin printing them in number himself until 1908. Most of the company's postcards had white borders. The company employed offset printing beginning in 1907 and began producing linen postcards in the early 1930s. The Curt Teich Company employed various credit lines, including Curteich-Chicago, C. T. American Art, and C. T. Photochrome. After 1930 card numbers began with a number corresponding to the last digit of the year it was published in followed by a letter series denoting the decade. were issued with a K prefix designating them as modern chrome cards issued under the Curteichcolor name. Some of these cards date back into the 1950’s. The quality of these cards runs the gamut since it took some time to perfect the technique. Please review the photos carefully for condition and detail. Normal wear associated with an old postcard might have creases, corner bumps, ink on the front etc.

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Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

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