• Vintage 1930s linen postcard featuring Cincinnati Union Terminal and skyline panorama. Published by Kraemer Art Cincinnati. Unused condition.
  • Bird's Eye View of CINCINNATI OHIO Union Terminal in Foreground Vintage Linen Postcard Back
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Kraemer Art of Cincinnati

Vintage Linen Postcard Cincinnati Ohio Union Terminal Art Deco Train Station 1930s

Vintage Linen Postcard Cincinnati Ohio Union Terminal Art Deco Train Station 1930s

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AT A GLANCE

Title:
"Bird's Eye View of Cincinnati, Ohio Union Terminal in Foreground"
Publisher:
Kraemer Art Cincinnati
Type:
Standard Size Postcard (3 ½” x 5 ½”)
Subject:
Train station, panoramic city view
Style:
Documentary, architectural landmarks
Era:
Interwar Period (1918 – 1941)
Circa:
Mid-1930s
Print type:
Lithographic print (linen finish)
Condition:
Excellent (EX)
Color:
Color (highly saturated)
Postcard:
Linen
Location:
Cincinnati, Ohio USA
Postmark:
Unposted | Unused
Notes:
Kraemer Art Cincinnati logo | # 38757

Low stock: 1 left

Colorful 1930s bird’s-eye view of Cincinnati featuring the newly completed Union Terminal in the foreground.

Collector’s Note

Union Terminal quickly became one of Cincinnati’s defining architectural landmarks after opening in 1933. Its sweeping Art Deco design and monumental scale made it one of the last great American railroad terminals constructed during the golden age of rail travel.

Vintage linen era souvenir postcard titled, “Bird’s-Eye View of Cincinnati, Ohio — Union Terminal in Foreground,” published by Kraemer Art of Cincinnati and numbered 38757. The postcard presents a vibrant panoramic view of downtown Cincinnati with the city’s monumental Union Terminal prominently featured in the foreground beneath a bright blue sky.

Completed in 1933, Cincinnati Union Terminal remains one of America’s most celebrated Art Deco transportation buildings and today houses several museums within the Cincinnati Museum Center. The postcard’s richly saturated coloring, simplified architectural forms, and textured printing are characteristic of the linen postcard era of the 1930s and early 1940s.

Printed in the United States during the height of American rail travel, this scenic city view appeals to collectors of railroad history, Ohio memorabilia, Art Deco architecture, and vintage travel ephemera. Excellent condition with light age wear consistent with storage. Unposted and unused. Packaged in a protective postcard sleeve. 

Framing Appeal

With its bold colors, sweeping skyline, and iconic Art Deco station dome, this postcard displays beautifully framed as part of a railroad, Cincinnati, or architectural collection.

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Postcard Eras & Collecting Guide

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