Description
This vintage postcard showcases the First Second National and Ohio Buildings in Akron, Ohio, a grand light-grey stone structure bustling with street life. The postcard advertises Kirk’s Flake Soap, a product of the time. This charming postcard, published by L. Schartenberg & Co., Inc., is from approximately the 1910s.
Front Text (cleaned):
Health
First Second National and Ohio Buildings, Akron, Ohio.
Ohio
Kirk's
Flake
Soap
Back Text (cleaned):
PUBLISHED BY THE L. SCHARTENBERG & CO., INC., AKRON, OHIO.
MADE IN U. S. A.
THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES. A-58914
Friend Walt,
I'm still hanging up here and working for the $2.10.
Business is booming. We will be leaving for the West in about three weeks.
Ben left for Oklahoma two weeks ago. Have not heard from him.
G.L. Johnson
469 Perkins St.
615 Tuscarawas W.
Canton
1916
Mr. Walter Goodman
U.S. POSTAGE
ONE CENT
THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY.
