Vintage 1910s Clinton Iowa Postcard C. & N.W. Double Track Railroad Bridge
$ 4.95
Vintage 1910s Postcard showing the N.W. Double Track Bridge Crossing the Mississippi at Clinton Iowa.
Published by the Hugh C. Leighton Co., Manufacturers, Portland, ME, U.S.A. Card number 15262. Made in Germany.
Back reads: At an expense of Dollars 2,000,000, the C. & N.W. Ry. have constructed a steel double track railroad bridge across the Mississippi River at Clinton, to supercede the old single track bridge which has been in use since 1865. This bridge is the most massive construction of any railroad bridge on the Mississippi.
Card is used with a 1912 St. Joseph, Missouri postmark. Mailed to Mr. Theo Dein at Alexandria, Nebraska. Condition is very good with some edge and corner wear and light soiling.
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Antique 1912 Postcard Guide and History View Book of Old St. Augustine Florida.
Published in 1912 by H.J. Usina of St. Augustine.
(Fifteenth Thousand)
Softcover book measuring about 5 3/4" wide x 7" long.
38 pages of history and black and white photos, along with 10 postcards included in the back. Postcards are perforated so they can be removed from the book and mailed.
Book shows wear, soiling, and some creases to the upper corner, on the last couple pages and lower right corner of each lower postcard (2 postcards per page at the rear).
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Vintage Arkansas Postcards Lot of 10 Fayettevile Little Rock Hot Springs
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Lot of 10 vintage original Arkansas postcards. All are unused. Dates range from the 1930s to the 1960s.
Scenes include:
- Bridge on Highway 16, Across White River, Near Fayetteville, Ark.
- Highway Scene on U.S. 71, in the Arkansas Ozarks
- Bridge over King's River between Berryville and Eureka Springs, Arkansas
- State Capitol, Little Rock, Ark.
- Steel Observation Tower On Hot Springs Mountain, Hot Springs National Park, Ark.
- New Senior High School, Little Rock, Ark. (Folding Card)
- The Little Rock from Which the City of Little Rock took its name.
- Arlington Hotel & Baths, Hot Springs National Park, Ark.
- Bath House Row, Hot Springs National Park, Ark.
- Greetings from Hot Springs, Ark.
Cards each measure approximately 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches.
Condition is good with some signs of wear, which may include creased corners, edge wear, and or light soiling. One has tape residue on the back.
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You will receive all 10 of the exact cards shown in the photos.
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Vintage Best Wishes Postcard Red Roses Lace Corners
$ 2.95
Original antique greetings postcard. Features a tipped bowl filled with red and pink roses. Upper right and lower left corners have the look of lace. All on a soft green background.
Reads: Best Wishes
Dates to circa 1910.
Printed in Germany. Series 7026.
Card is unused.
Condition is good with album impressions at the corners, some cracking of the gel surface near the center and a pink spot at the upper right edge of the center circle.
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