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VTG Kirksville MO North Side Square Postcard CU Williams Photoette Printed 3173.Listing Details
◆ Core Subject: North Side Square, Kirksville, Missouri
◆ Publisher: C.U. Williams (Bloomington, Illinois) - \"Photoette\" Printing Line / Catalog No. 3173
◆ Text on Card:
• Front: \"North Side Square. Kirksville, Mo. 3173.\"
• Back: \"Post Card\", \"PHOTOETTE\", \"MADE BY C.U. WILLIAMS BLOOMINGTON ILLINOIS\"
◆ Visual Elements:
• Building: Historical multi-story commercial block featuring highly ornate Italianate architecture on the anchor building, characterized by grand arched windows on the second floor, a decorative roofline pediment, and canvas street-level window awnings.
• Traffic: Features a couple of distant pedestrians on the sidewalk; no automotive or horse-drawn vehicular traffic is present.
• Details: Clear sky backdrop. A handwritten ink \"X\" is marked directly above one of the storefront rooftops further down the block, a common vintage practice used by travelers to denote a specific place they visited.
◆ Estimated Era: Divided Back Era (Circa 1907–1915)
◆ Postage Status: Notes
◆ Overall Grading: Very Good Vintage Condition
◆ Surface & Image: High-quality vintage printed card utilizing C.U. Williams\' fine-grain \"Photoette\" process. Features excellent tonal clarity, crisp architectural lines, and very clean grayscale contrast preservation. Minimal surface wear.
◆ Edges & Corners: Clean, straight edges with minor, light age-appropriate wear at the extreme corner tips.
◆ Reverse Side: Features even, light natural paper toning appropriate for a century-old item. Free of postmarks, stamps, or ink writing, showing only the crisp original printed publisher text.
◆ Defects: The front features a vintage handwritten ink \"X\" mark over the roofline of a background building. No creases, pinholes, or and Handling
◆ Packaging: Shipped securely in a protective plastic sleeve. Reinforced with card stock support inside a white envelope.
◆ Service: Sent via Standard Envelope for Postcards.
◆ Value: Provides a highly affordable, reliable shipping option that includes tracking.
