Description
This vintage postcard showcases a captivating nighttime scene of Chicago’s State Street, with softly lit buildings and streetlights creating a moody atmosphere. The message from Smoke Thompson promises details upon his return home next week. This evocative image is a nostalgic glimpse into early 20th-century Chicago, postmarked July 1908.
Front Text (cleaned):
Smoke Thompson's Books. The Republic, 117 State Street, Chicago. Will be home Saturday evening. Expect to be home sometime next week. Thurs will tell you all about it as I have no more space. Corl
Back Text (cleaned):
UNITED STATES
HILAGO
POST CARD
JUL 23 10-00 PM
Nothing but address on this side
4908
Miss Helen Boust
919
Church St.
Lycoming Co.
Newberry
Pa.
