Description
This sepia-toned postcard depicts Broad Street in Newark, New Jersey, looking south from the post office, featuring a statue of Robert Treat and early 20th-century vehicles. The postcard, postmarked 1920, includes a one-cent George Washington stamp and a handwritten message. This charming keepsake offers a glimpse into Newark circa the 1920s.
Front Text (cleaned):
6666
OF
Ocean CT. SILVER
GREEN
BROAD STREET, LOOKING SOUTH FROM POST OFFICE, NEWARK, N.J.
ROBERT
GREAT
FOUNDER OF
NEWARK
N.J.
221855
STEG
PIA
Back Text (cleaned):
POST CARD
NEW SEA
4 1920
N.S.
ANK
a face time
am
Wishing you fine weather.
Taking in the sights.
Will be here
mul
mondo
Dives Emily Davis
State of Nauticoke
