Description
This vintage postcard shows Polk Street in Amarillo, Texas, looking north from Tenth Avenue, showcasing buildings, cars, and a partly cloudy sky. It’s a genuine Curteich-Chicago “C.T. Art-Colortone” postcard, distributed by McCormick Co. Photographers. This Amarillo, Texas postcard, depicting the city’s bustling Polk Street, is from approximately the 1930s-1950s.
Front Text (cleaned):
MC C. Co. Photo 57661
D.B. ODB
Polk Street, Amarillo, Texas
Looking north from Tenth Avenue
5B-H1327
Back Text (cleaned):
DISTRIBUTED BY MCCORMICK CO., PHOTOGRAPHERS, AMARILLO, TEXAS
Amarillo, Texas (Pop. 80,000). Hub of Northwest Texas, noted for Polk Street, the shopping and amusement center for this fast-growing railroad, cattle, oil, and distribution city.
GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.)
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ONE CENT
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