Greetings From Charlotte, North Carolina

Summary: 
Made in USA Natural Color Postcard. Location: Charlotte, N.C. "KEY TO VIEWS ON OTHER SIDE: C-South Tryon Street, H-Post Office, A-Charlotte Memorial Hospital, R-First M.E. Church, L-Johnson C. Smith university, O-City Hall, T-Mecklenburg County Court Hous
Description: 

Linen Postcard, color, 3.5 x 5.5 in.

Cultural Narrative: 

CVTC MS004 William Wickersham Collection

Traditional Knowledge: 

A publisher and printer that began producing chromolithographic souvenir cards and private mailing cards in 1898 under the name Kropp. These cards were of much higher quality than those that would printed under the E.C. Kropp name. They became the E.C. Kropp Company in 1907 and produced large numbers of national view-cards and other subjects. Their latter linen cards had a noticeably fine grain. Sold to L.L. Cook in 1956 and they are now part of the GAF Corp. U.S.

 

People: 
William D. Wickersham
Location: 
Location Description: 

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Protocol: 
Cets'e'tnaey (Iron People) - Public Access
Community: 
Nay'dini'aa Na' Kayax
Category: 
Family, Veterans
Collections: 
William D. Wickersham WWII Postcard Collection
Original Date Description: 
Issued: 1907 - 1956
Creator: 
E.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Contributor: 
Douglas Wade
Language: 
English
Rights: 
Access to this item is provided for educational and research purposes only. The user assumes responsibility for obtaining permission from the copyright holder to publish or distribute this image.
Traditional Knowledge Labels: 
Licensing Options: 
Creative Commons License

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)

Source: 
CVTC_MS004, Box 1, William Wickersham Collection
Publisher: 
Dixie News Company, Charlotte, N.C
Identifier: 
WW_PC008
Subject: 
Charlotte, N.C.
Type: 
Digital Image
Format: 
Postcards/Cards