Keywords: columbus columbus, ohio columbusohio 1905 rotograph co. rotographco unused parks german village germanvillage nature handcolored vintage postcard schiller park schillerpark undivided back era undividedbackera 1900s ohio city park citypark washington park washingtonpark outdoor Description on card: City Park Scene, Columbus, O. No. in Series: 5040 Handcolored. Publisher: Rotograph Co., N.Y. City. (Germany.) Year printed on card: 1905 Unused. Publisher Note: The Rotograph Co. of New York City was founded in 1904 by Germans Arthur Schwarz of Neue Photographische Gesellschaft (a major bromide photo paper manufacturer) and Ludwig Knackstedt of Knackstedt & Nather after taking over the National Art Views Co. Many of their early cards were reprints of black and white or handcolored National Art postcards and were printed without any letter prefixes. Some of these cards include the Sol Art Prints logo. This card appears to be in Style H, a view that was printed in sharply defined collotype that was handcolored. Source: www.metropostcard.com/publishersr2.html Description on card: City Park Scene, Columbus, O. No. in Series: 5040 Handcolored. Publisher: Rotograph Co., N.Y. City. (Germany.) Year printed on card: 1905 Unused. Publisher Note: The Rotograph Co. of New York City was founded in 1904 by Germans Arthur Schwarz of Neue Photographische Gesellschaft (a major bromide photo paper manufacturer) and Ludwig Knackstedt of Knackstedt & Nather after taking over the National Art Views Co. Many of their early cards were reprints of black and white or handcolored National Art postcards and were printed without any letter prefixes. Some of these cards include the Sol Art Prints logo. This card appears to be in Style H, a view that was printed in sharply defined collotype that was handcolored. Source: www.metropostcard.com/publishersr2.html |