Description
This colorized postcard shows a vibrant street scene in Reading, Pennsylvania’s Penn Square, circa early 1900s, bustling with horse-drawn carts and pedestrians. The view, looking east from 4th Street, showcases charming late 19th or early 20th-century architecture. The back features a handwritten message requesting a crate of eggs and a shepherd plaid shirt, penned from Silfurtsville, Pa.
Front Text (cleaned):
Penn Square looking east from 4th St., Reading, Pa.
Importers, AP
Back Text (cleaned):
Send a crate of eggs.
Father
If you come up this week, bring my shepherd plaid shirt. I have it there and it is too hot for spring block. One.
Silfurtsville, Pa.
