Keywords: postcard postcards dayton, ohio daytonohio dayton ohio 1910s divided back dividedback white border whiteborder white border era whiteborderera used handwriting cancel postmarked buy war bonds buywarbonds slogan cancel slogancancel wilkie picture & puzzle co. wilkiepicturepuzzleco court houses courthouses unknown date unknowndate date unknown dateunknown e.c. kropp co. eckroppco made in the u.s.a. madeintheusa linen text writing document Description on front of card: Old and New Court House, Dayton, Ohio Description on back of card: The Old Court House was built in 1850 while the new Court House was built in 1881, The 1850 structure cost one hundred thousand dollars. Published by: Wilkie Picture & Puzzle Co., Dayton, Ohio | Made in the U.S.A. by E.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis. Used. Stamp was removed. Publisher Note: E.C. Kropp was a printer and publisher that began producing chromolithographic souvenir cards and private mailing cards in 1898 under the name Kropp. The E.C. Kropp Company was later founded in 1907 in Milwaukee, Wis., and produced large numbers of national postcards and other subjects. The company's linen cards had a noticeably fine grain. L.L. Cook purchased the company in 1956 and they are now part of the GAF Corp. U.S. Source: www.metropostcard.com/publishersk.html The Wilkie Picture & Puzzle Co. published jigsaw puzzles during the 1930s. Source: www.puzzlehistory.com/wilkie.htm Description on front of card: Old and New Court House, Dayton, Ohio Description on back of card: The Old Court House was built in 1850 while the new Court House was built in 1881, The 1850 structure cost one hundred thousand dollars. Published by: Wilkie Picture & Puzzle Co., Dayton, Ohio | Made in the U.S.A. by E.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis. Used. Stamp was removed. Publisher Note: E.C. Kropp was a printer and publisher that began producing chromolithographic souvenir cards and private mailing cards in 1898 under the name Kropp. The E.C. Kropp Company was later founded in 1907 in Milwaukee, Wis., and produced large numbers of national postcards and other subjects. The company's linen cards had a noticeably fine grain. L.L. Cook purchased the company in 1956 and they are now part of the GAF Corp. U.S. Source: www.metropostcard.com/publishersk.html The Wilkie Picture & Puzzle Co. published jigsaw puzzles during the 1930s. Source: www.puzzlehistory.com/wilkie.htm |