High School, Middletown, Connecticut (1908)

High School, Middletown, Connecticut (1908)
Vintage undivided back postcard (1908) showing the high school in Middletown, Connecticut.

The description on the front of the card:
Middletown, Conn., High School.

Postmarks: March 16, 1908 (Gildersleeve, Connecticut) | March 17, 1908 (New Rochelle, New York)

Era: Undivided Back Era
Condition: Used. Writing and marks on both sides. Damage and wear on corners. Ink bleed on back cancel.

Message on the front of the card:
We had a thunder-shower this afternoon the first one this year.
Clarence

Addressed to:
Miss Elodie Nicholls
Clinton Avenue
New Rochelle, New York

Back of High School, Middletown, Connecticut (1908)
Back of the postcard featuring an undivided back, 1908 Gildersleeve, Connecticut postmark, duplex cancel, and a green one-cent stamp.

Published by:

Hugh C. Leighton Co. Manufacturers, Portland, Maine, U.S.A.

Hugh C. Leighton & Company, based in Portland, Maine, operated between 1906 and 1909. They were renowned as printers and major publishers of national view cards, particularly scenes of New England.
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Cancel type: Duplex cancel
Stamp: Green one-cent

This card is available for purchase on Etsy.

Rights Info: Public Domain

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