Salem OR Oregon State Capitol Divided Back Postcard Unused Edw H Mitchell

This vintage postcard captures the illuminated Dome of the State Capitol in Salem, Oregon, with a moonlit backdrop. Published by Edw H. Mitchell, San Francisco.

• Standard postcard size
• Unused with no writing or postmark
• Published by Edw H. Mitchell, San Francisco
• Depicts a scenic moonlit Capitol dome
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The image is a vintage postcard depicting the second Oregon State Capitol building in Salem, Oregon, at night. This structure served as the statehouse from 1876 until it was destroyed by fire in 1935.

The original building did not have a dome; a central dome was added later in 1893.
The postcard view shows the building illuminated at night with a full moon visible above.
The current, third state capitol building was completed in 1938 and is an Art Deco design.
The image is a colored postcard view, likely from between the 1890s and 1935.

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