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Post Office, c. 1909

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dc.coverage.temporal Battle Creek. Michigan, circa 1909 en_US
dc.identifier.other LPC-025-020-004 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://dspace.willardlibrary.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/11940
dc.description Postcard showing a photo of the Post Office building designed by Detroit architect Albert Kahn, opened in 1907. The building's stone trim and repeating arches exemplify Second Renaissance Revival architecture. The post office became the Calhoun County Hall of Justice in 1978. The structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. Caption on front: U. S. Post Office, Battle Creek, Mich. Written on back: Battle Creek Oct 2 Mrs. Culp Will drop you a card to let you know that Mother is falling all the time she is bloated bad getting so weak she can't get around much she suffers a lot to breath the Dr. says there is no possible chance for her to [illegible] any better and don't think she can last long but I dont give her up yet. Yours Sue Sent to: Jessie Culp Doster Mich RR #2 Sent on: October 2, 1909 en_US
dc.format.medium b&w postcard en_US
dc.language.iso En en_US
dc.subject Post Office en_US
dc.subject Monuments en_US
dc.title Post Office, c. 1909 en_US
dc.type Image en_US


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