Antique & Vintage Postcards

Soaring above Denver's early streetcar lines, the Gothic Revival spire of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church pierces a brooding overcast sky in this crisp black-and-white real-photo-style postcard from the P.C. Co. of Denver, Colorado. The massive Romanesque stonework — arched windows, a round turret, ornate entrance portico — speaks to the civic ambition of Denver's Protestant community at the turn of the twentieth century. Trinity M.E. Church, completed in 1888 at the corner of 18th and Broadway, was (and remains) one of Denver's most celebrated landmarks, and early photographic postcards of it were produced in considerable numbers for the tourist and souvenir trade. This example, published by The P.C. Co. (Postcard Company) of Denver with card number 405 printed on the back, is unused and bears no stamp or postmark, placing it in the 1907–1915 "divided back" era based on its back layout. The eagle-and-anchor publisher's mark is a distinctive identifier for this Denver house.