Description: Postcard: I. C. R. R., Lawrence C. Earle, Central Trust, ca. 1906-1909, Unposted - Good Condition With minor rubbing, bumping and chipping to the edges and corners. Divided Back era. The picture on the card features a painting, one of many in a series by artist Lawrence C. Earle displayed by the Central Trust Company of Illinois in Chicago. This L. C. E. piece is of the Illinois Central Railroad Station in 1856. "The Illinois Central Railroad was chartered in 1851 to build a railroad from Cairo, Illinois, at the joining of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, to Galena, in the extreme northwestern corner of the state (the "Old Main"), with a branch from Centralia (named for the railroad) to Chicago."- http://www.wellswooster.com/earle/chicago_national_bank_postcards.htm "Lawrence Carmichael Earle (November 11, 1845 – 1921) was an American painter. Born in New York City, Lawrence lived in Grand Rapids, Michigan as a child for 11 or 12 years (from 1856 until about 1868), when he left for formal art instruction. In 1897, he was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate Academician. He returned to Grand Rapids in 1909, living there until his death in 1921."- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Carmichael_Earle "...the Central Trust Company of Illinois is a corporation chartered by the state of Illinois on or about July, 1902, and engaged in a general banking and trust business..."- https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Central_Trust_Company_v._Central_Trust_Company_of_Illinois There is text on the front of the card, incorporated into the picture, which reads, Banking - Savings - Trust & Bond DepartmentsThe Illinois Central Railroad Station, 1856.One Of The Sixteen Historical Paintings By Lawrence C. Earle In The Banking Room Of The Centrral Trust Company Of Illinois 125 West Monroe St., ChicagoReal Estate Loan Dept. & Safe Deposit Vaults" # A_0527
Price: 8.15 USD
Location: San Francisco, California
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Number of Items in Set: 1
Artist: Lawrence C. Earle
Size: Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in)
City: Chicago
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Brand/Publisher: Central Trust Company Of Illinois
Subject: Railway
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Continent: North America
Era: Divided Back (1907-1915)
Country: United States
Region: Illinois
Theme: Illinois, Chicago, Lawrence C. Earle, Central Trust Company, Central Trust Company Of Illinois, Bank, I. C. R., I. C. R. R., Illinois Central Railroad, Illinois Central Railroad Station, Central Station, Rail, Rails, Railway, Railways, Railroad, Railroads, Train, Trains, America, American, United States, Painting, Paintings, Historic, Historical, History
Features: Divided Back
Time Period Manufactured: ca. 1906-1909
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Postage Condition: Unposted
