Southern Pacific once had a line to Tillamook on the Oregon Coast. Completed in 1911, it was originally called the Pacific Rail & Navigation Company. Southern Pacific formally took it over in 1915. Someone has written “1915” on this postcard … Continue reading
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In contrast with the cards shown a few days ago, these all have “Pacific” in the railroad name so are from after 1928. Also in contrast to some of the previous cards, these all appear to have been issued by … Continue reading
Businesses often change their names subtly after coming out of bankruptcy so that no one, especially creditors, will mistake them for the former company. The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad went bankrupt in 1925, and emerged as the Chicago, … Continue reading
These cards don’t fit into any broader category, so I’m just including them here together. The first was mailed from Washington, DC to Guthrie Center, Iowa, in 1913. The card says, “We are all at home now,” so perhaps the … Continue reading
All but one of today’s postcards were published by the Barkalow Brothers. As mentioned here before, theyhad exclusive rights to print photo books, postcards, and similar items for sale in their newsstands that were located in many Union Pacific Stations. … Continue reading
There are three different styles of postcards here, but all say to use a one cent stamp, so all are from before 1951, when the price was raised to two cents. They are also all from after World War II. … Continue reading
These postcards depict Sun Valley in the winter. Most are undated though all but one appear to be post-war. Since UP sold Sun Valley in 1964, it is likely that none are after that year. Click any image to download … Continue reading
Some of these postcards depict scenes at the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. Others mention the exposition on the back. Still others have postmarks from around the time of the expo. But all of them have a similar grayish-and-white … Continue reading
Today’s postcards all depict the streamliner City of Portland in the Columbia River Gorge east of Portland. Although the City of Los Angeles was technically Union Pacific’s premiere train, and no doubt carried more passengers, the railroad featured the Portland … Continue reading
The first card today appears to date from the pre-World War I era when most cards were printed in Germany. The divided back indicates it is from 1907 or later. It was not railroad-issued, but prominently mentions the Oregon, Washington … Continue reading