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Greetings from Charleston, West Virginia
- Date
- c. 1940s
- State
- West Virginia
- City
- Charleston
- Format
- Postcard
Charleston’s name angles upward across the card, with buildings and a capitol dome visible inside the letters. The design puts state government architecture into a city greeting.
Charleston and Wheeling both served as the seat of state government in West Virginia’s early years. Voters selected Charleston as the permanent capital in 1877. The capitol dome on this card gives that political history a visible landmark.
Sources
- Original postcard, front and back · Crumb Paper Archive
- Newberry Library · History of large-letter postcards
- The Early Capitol Locations – West Virginia Legislature
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