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Real Photo postcard (ca. 1920) with a front view of the Columbus Public Library (officially named the Carnegie Library at the time).

Color lithographic postcard (ca. 1900) showing two of the four Kurth family residences on Madison Street (now Park Avenue) on the southwest side of Columbus. At top left is the Christian Kurth house a…

Black-and-white photographic postcard (ca. 1908) of West James Street in downtown Columbus looking west, showing City Hall clock tower, horse-drawn wagons, storefronts, and a building with a painted b…

Real Photo postcard (ca. 1920). Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Columbus was built in 1869 on the corner of Mill Street and Spring Street, with further construction adding the 125-ft belfry by 187…

Real Photo postcard (ca. 1940) of the Post Office building on the corner of Harrison Street and Dickason Boulevard. Completed in 1939, this was the first federally owned post office in Columbus. Befor…

Black-and-white photographic postcard (ca. 1910) of the Mill Dam on the Crawfish River in Columbus, taken by local photographer Joseph L. Trapp.

Real Photo postcard (ca. 1910) with a north-facing view of the sidewalk on Broadway Street (now Dickason Boulevard) in Columbus.

Real Photo postcard (ca. 1890) of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church members gathered outside the church building on the corner of Mill and Spring Streets.

Color lithographic postcard (ca. 1920) of the train depot from a north-facing view showing several people outside, two sets of railroad tracks, and nearby buildings.

Real Photo postcard (ca. 1910) of the new train depot from an east-facing view showing a northbound train, a horse-drawn wagon, a group of people standing at the left, and a telephone pole in the back…

Color lithographic postcard (ca. 1920) of the Mill Dam and surrounding buildings at night.

Color lithographic postcard (ca. 1910) of the iron Whitney Bridge over the Crawfish River on the north side of Columbus. The bridge connected Ludington Street to Broadway near the Brauchle Brewery. Pu…

Color lithographic postcard (ca. 1930) of the Farmers & Merchants Union Bank in Columbus located on the corner of West James Street and Dickason Boulevard. The building was designed by Louis Sullivan…

Real Photo postcard (ca. 1900) showing a side view of the front of Columbus High School on Broadway Street (now Dickason Boulevard). The photo also includes a glimpse of the Primary School building at…

Real Photo postcard (ca. 1930). In 1928, a three-story building was erected on the original West James Street site, then known as St. Mary's Hospital.

Color lithograph postcard (ca. 1910) of the Soldier's Monument re-dedicated in 1905 and moved to its current location on Dickason Boulevard (then Broadway Street) at the intersection of West James Str…

Real Photo postcard (ca. 1940) with interior view of a popular establishment in downtown Columbus, owned by Frank (Seagan) Lange and wife Emma (Herzberg) Lange. Lange managed the bar owned by Mr. Klat…

A black-and-white lithographic postcard (ca. 1890) with a north-facing view of Ludington Street in downtown Columbus showing storefronts, two horse-drawn wagons, telephone poles and wires, and several…

Color lithographic postcard (ca. 1930) of the gate and pavilion in Fireman's Park (then called City Park).

Real Photo postcard (ca. 1930). The First Presbyterian Church, then known as the Little Welsh Church, is located at Mill and Spring Streets. In 1856 it was established as a Calvinistic Methodist Churc…