Description
This vintage postcard depicts a charming Lafayette, Indiana streetscape, featuring horse-drawn carriages and a streetcar amidst buildings with red and white striped awnings. The scene is captured in muted earth tones, showcasing early 20th-century life in the city’s Public Square. This cream-colored postcard, published by The Indiana News Company, Indianapolis, Ind., is likely from the 1910s.
Front Text (cleaned):
CREB TRAU 447 W.H. ZINN CO. DEPARTMENT. DRUGS. CLOTH. TRENE SCHUESSLER & SCHUESSLER. GLOBE CLOTHING & TAILORING. N.W. BOX TRUNK FACTORY. SHOE CO. West side of Public Square, LaFayette, Ind.
Back Text (cleaned):
No. C 8893 Published by The Indiana News Company, Indianapolis, Ind.
LEIPZIG BERLIN DRESDEN
LITHO-CHROME
TRADE MARK
LA FAVOST.
NAYOOST CARD
13
Dear friend,
Congratulations on your football team. I saw Purdue beat Rose Poly 24-3. That is very near as bad as Notre Dame beat Rose Poly.
I have gotten into some sort of mix-up on Gardens and sent a card for Lens. I was telling them how many girls were here. I got a card today from Dick in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
336 Giddes St.
