Robinson’s Book Store Akron OH Real Photo Postcard c1907-1915 Bookshop Postcard Display

Item: Original Real Photo Postcard (RPPC)
Location: Akron, Ohio
Business: Robinson’s Book Store — 31 Street Address
Era: Circa 1907–1915
Format: AZO back era real photo postcard

Description:

Offered is an original real photo postcard depicting the storefront of Robinson’s Book Store in Akron, Ohio. The photograph captures an exceptional early 20th-century retail window display filled with postcards, printed ephemera, and books, providing a rare visual record of period merchandising and literary commerce.

The shop signage — “31 Robinson’s Book Store” — is prominently displayed above the window, while the interior showcases densely arranged postcard racks and printed materials typical of the golden age of postcard collecting (1905–1915). Architectural details such as the glass block transom windows and recessed entryway further place the scene within the commercial streetscape of early industrial Akron.

Images of named bookstores — particularly those featuring visible postcard stock — are highly sought after by collectors of ephemera, printing history, and regional Ohio photography.

Condition:
Vintage condition consistent with age (see scans for edge wear, contrast, and surface tone).