Savannah, GA, Post Office and U.S. Court House

Collection

Southern District of Georgia

Dublin Core

Title

Savannah, GA, Post Office and U.S. Court House

Subject

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia

Courthouses

Buildings

Post Offices

Tomochichi United States Courthouse

Description

One post card featuring the Post Office and U.S. Court House in Savannah, Georgia. No. A-14104. Print reads, "Savannah is rich in historical lore, is a city of 92,000 people and is known for its beautiful buildings, semi-tropical verdure, 24 municipal parks and 100 mile boulevard chain, nine suburban resorts, golf and outdoor sports, modern hotels and varied amusements. The climate is ideal, the city is both winter and summer resort, and the Atlantic Ocean contributes surf bathing unexcelled in the South, it is indeed "Savannah, the Southern Key to Land and Sea.". The structure, originally designated as the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, was later renamed the Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse. By July 30 1899, all departments of the post office were in the new government building. It also housed the U.S. Courts, the U.S. Engineers, and the U.S. Weather Bureau. Message on the back: Dear Mrs. Gable. will write you as soon as I feel better. Weather to hot have been sick ever since I came home. I found my keys. Yours lovingly, Bird. To: Mrs. J G Gable. 46 Beaver St. South. York. Pa. Postmarked Oct. 14, 1919 with a two cent stamp.

Publisher

Southern Post Card Co., Asheville, N.C.

Rights

Available for widespread distribution

Type

Image; Photo

Identifier

a23556

220

PCC GA 35 Savannah

Coverage

1894-1899

Savannah, GA, Post Office and U.S. Court House

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