California Postcard. ‘Great Incline (3000 Feet Long) Mt. Lowe, CA.’ Card #4523
$8.99
Condition: Pre-owned. With mild edgewear. Typical. This vintage postcard features the Great Incline funicular railway on Mount Lowe, California, a remarkable engineering marvel of the early 20th century. The steep ... Read More
Condition: Pre-owned. With mild edgewear. Typical.
This vintage postcard features the Great Incline funicular railway on Mount Lowe, California, a remarkable engineering marvel of the early 20th century. The steep incline, stretching 3000 feet long, is depicted in vibrant lithograph colors with a quaint mountain landscape backdrop. The postcard captures period-dressed visitors admiring the incline railway cars, offering a nostalgic glimpse into early California tourism and transportation history.Produced by Newman Post Card Co. of Los Angeles, this licensed reprint postcard from the White Border era (1915-1930) is printed on paper using lithography techniques, characteristic of the time. The card features the classic divided back for message and address, with postage instructions indicating the early 1900s postal rates. Its historical significance as a collectible lies in its depiction of the iconic Mount Lowe incline railway, a once-popular attraction near Pasadena, California, which ceased operation in the 1930s.
This vintage postcard features the Great Incline funicular railway on Mount Lowe, California, a remarkable engineering marvel of the early 20th century. The steep incline, stretching 3000 feet long, is depicted in vibrant lithograph colors with a quaint mountain landscape backdrop. The postcard captures period-dressed visitors admiring the incline railway cars, offering a nostalgic glimpse into early California tourism and transportation history.Produced by Newman Post Card Co. of Los Angeles, this licensed reprint postcard from the White Border era (1915-1930) is printed on paper using lithography techniques, characteristic of the time. The card features the classic divided back for message and address, with postage instructions indicating the early 1900s postal rates. Its historical significance as a collectible lies in its depiction of the iconic Mount Lowe incline railway, a once-popular attraction near Pasadena, California, which ceased operation in the 1930s.
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