This postcard view of the historic Morris Building in downtown Pottsville, Pennsylvania shows the home to the Dives, Pomeroy, and Stewart department store and the Gowen Post #23 of the Grand Army of the Republic.
The postcard was post-marked in 1910. It was taken during a women’s event at the store.
The Morris Building stood at the northeastern corner of Mahantango and Centre streets in the Schuylkill County seat.
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