The message on the back of this postcard was written 115 years ago today — Oct. 5, 1910. The date on the postmark is unreadable, other than the year 1910, but the sender of the card dated the message in pencil. The card shows Duluth’s Board of Trade building, which still stands at 301-307 W. First St., now an 84-unit apartment building branded as Duluth Board of Trade Lofts.
The building was constructed in 1894 to replace the original Board of Trade, which was destroyed by fire that year.
The postcard was sent to Mrs. B.A. Hall of Milwaukee. The message on the back begins: “No mail from you in a long time.” After that it’s very faded and more difficult to read, but it’s something like: “Received ____ from _____. Are pretty busy these days. Nice ___ to air things.” It is signed simply “H.”
