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Poplar Bluff High School and Gymnasium - front
HPB-PC-010

Poplar Bluff High School and Gymnasium

c. 1957

About this postcard

Color lithographic postcard depicting the Poplar Bluff High School and Gymnasium complex. The reverse describes it as 'one of the finest school structures in southern Missouri,' noting that five other buildings made up the high school plant, situated behind the main structure. The complex shown consists of a two-story classroom building (left), a glass-enclosed connector, and the larger gymnasium building (right).

PublisherCurt Teich Company (C.T. Art-Colortone)
CollectionBarbara Renard McCall Collection (on deposit with Historic Poplar Bluff)
Digitized byBarbara Renard McCall (Facebook community contribution)
ConditionGood condition with minor wear; small brownish smudge near center-left horizon line on front.

Physical Description

Back TypeDivided back (c. 1907+)
MediumColor lithographic
Series / Card No.7C-H82

About the Publisher

Curt Teich Company (C.T. Art-Colortone imprint)

Chicago, Illinois

Era: 1930s–1970s

Styles: C.T. Art-Colortone was Curt Teich's branded line of color lithographic postcards with a distinctive textured finish. Often marked 'GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD' on the reverse.

Identifying mark: 'GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.)' printed vertically along the center divider on the reverse.

Common subjects: American town and city views, schools, civic buildings, street scenes, and landmarks.

Rights

Courtesy of Barbara Renard McCall. Contributed via the Historic Poplar Bluff Facebook community. Used with permission. Reproduction prohibited without consent.

Poplar Bluff High SchoolgymnasiumschoolseducationJames HendricksonCurt TeichC.T. Art-Colortonecommunity contribution

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