Old Castle DeKalb Northern Illinois State College University Postcard

Description: Old Castle DeKalb Northern Illinois State University Postcard Altgeld Hall Built 1895-1899was the first built for the Northern Illinois State Normal School. Architect Charles E. Brush of Chicago, was one of 16 architects to submit designs for the project. Note the grotesques on the battlements at the parapets. The building originally had laboratories, a gymnasium, an auditorium, a study hall, a museum, a shop, classrooms, and the school's library. "The Castle" as it was referred to later became the Administrative Building. It was named in 1963 for Governor John Peter Altgeld, who signed a bill in 1895 establishing the NISNS, a training institution for teachers. Thomas Dexter Press 1934-1977 West Nyack, NY. 70909 dated 1954: Thomas A. Dexter opened his first printshop in Park Ridge, NJ in 1920. He moved to Pearl River, NY eight years later, and by the 1930’s he was producing postcards, mostly linens but also black & white and hand colored cards covering a wide variety of subjects. Although an early pioneer of natural color images, the firms output seems to have only turned exclusively to photochromes after they moved to West Nyack, NY around 1952 when their old shop grew too small. Most of the photochromes printed by Dexter Press bore the words Genuine Natural Color. Hand-stamped Sep 1956 (date of visit). Please review the photos carefully for condition and detail. Normal wear associated with an old postcard might have creases, corner bumps, ink on the front etc.

Price: 7.99 USD

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

End Time: 2025-02-04T02:40:19.000Z

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