Antique & Vintage Postcards

Modeled after the historic Trenton Barracks where George Washington captured Hessian and British forces on December 25–26, 1776, New Jersey's pavilion at the 1926 Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition in Philadelphia stands here in handsome Colonial Revival brick, its wrap-around porches and American flag evoking the patriotic fervor of a nation celebrating 150 years of independence — and someone has helpfully written exactly that on the reverse, identifying the building as "the Trenton Barracks where Geo. Washington captured the Hessian-British on Dec. 25-26, 1776." An official exposition card published by John D. Cardinell, this unused but annotated piece is a time capsule of Philadelphia's great 1926 world's fair.