Sent from Hildesheim to a Mrs. H. in Collinsville, Illinois in September 1910, this sepia real-photo-style printed card captures the breathtaking Renaissance oriel window (Erker) added in 1591 to the medieval Tempelherrenhaus — one of Hildesheim's most celebrated architectural treasures, its three tiers of carved stone relief depicting scenes from the Parable of the Prodigal Son. A gentleman in a top hat strides cheerfully out of the Gothic entrance arch below while a woman in a long skirt sits quietly to the right beside a street sign reading "Rathhausgasse," a washbasket at her feet and a posted notice for a Rechtsschutzstelle für Frauen (women's legal aid office) visible on the wall — a remarkable slice of Edwardian street life caught in a tourist image. The written message to Mrs. H., addressed also to a forwarding address in St. Louis, is chatty and warm, mentioning "the most magnificent old things" and "beautiful old human figures." Published by Hildesia-Verlag (E.B.H.), Hildesheim, card no. 516.