COLLECTION NAME:
Savannah Postcard Collection
Record
Title:
Custom House, Savannah, Ga.
Description:
Black and white postcard with white border on the right hand side only, undivided back, postally unused. Image is of the Custom House in Savannah Georgia. Completed in 1852, the building housed the U.S. Post Office in the basement, the Customs Service on the first floor, and the federal courts on the second floor. The building was meant to be fireproof and was constructed entirely of stone. Situated at the corner of Bull Street and East Bay, it is a Greek Revival structure with a distinctive cast-iron fence. It is still used for its original purpose. This card was published by Rotograph Company which was in business between 1904 and 1911.
Subject:
Public buildings
Publisher:
Rotograph Co.
Date:
1904-1911
Coverage:
Savannah (Ga.)
Coverage:
Georgia
Language:
English
Type:
Still Image
Extent:
3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches
Format/Medium:
Postcards
Format/Medium:
Collotypes (prints)
Source:
Savannah Postcard Collection, MS 016, Jen Library Archives and Special Collections, Savannah College of Art and Design.
Rights:
Though this item is believed to be in the Public Domain, copyright may have been retained by the authors or creators of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
