Hartford Unionville Trolley at Hackney’s Corner Connecticut Real Photo Postcard
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Original real photo postcard (RPPC) featuring a Connecticut Company streetcar at Hackney’s Corner in Unionville, Connecticut, at the end of the Hartford–Unionville trolley line. The image shows trolley #1942 in front of C.A. Hackney’s Store, a multi-story building with charming wooden clapboard siding, shuttered windows, and a porch typical of early 20th-century New England village architecture. Two men in coats stand near the trolley, capturing a lively moment from small-town life when electric rail transit connected Connecticut’s rural and urban centers.The Connecticut Company operated an extensive electric streetcar and interurban network across the state from the late 1800s through the mid-20th century, linking towns like Hartford, New Haven, Waterbury, and smaller communities such as Unionville. The Hartford–Unionville line served passengers and workers traveling between the capital and surrounding areas, symbolizing a key era in regional mobility before the rise of automobiles.The postcard’s “DuPont Defender” stamp box dates this print to the mid-1930s to early 1940s, when Defender paper was widely used for photographic postcards. The crisp sepia-toned image offers superb detail—showing trolley wires, signage for Hackney’s store (including a Coca-Cola ad), and the streetcar’s destination sign reading “Hartford.”A classic and beautifully composed New England trolley view, ideal for collectors of transportation history, Connecticut ephemera, or early 20th-century Americana.Details:Type: Real Photo Postcard (RPPC)Subject: Electric streetcar / trolley at Hackney’s CornerLocation: Unionville, Connecticut (Hartford–Unionville line)Trolley Number: 1942Company: The Connecticut CompanyEra: c.1935–1942 (DuPont Defender paper)Caption: “#1942 Connecticut Company at end of Hartford–Unionville line, Hackney’s Corner, Unionville, Conn.”Condition: Excellent clarity and tone; minimal edge wear, unused backSize: 3.5” x 5.5” standard postcard
Original real photo postcard (RPPC) featuring a Connecticut Company streetcar at Hackney’s Corner in Unionville, Connecticut, at the end of the Hartford–Unionville trolley line. The image shows trolley #1942 in front of C.A. Hackney’s Store, a multi-story building with charming wooden clapboard siding, shuttered windows, and a porch typical of early 20th-century New England village architecture. Two men in coats stand near the trolley, capturing a lively moment from small-town life when electric rail transit connected Connecticut’s rural and urban centers.The Connecticut Company operated an extensive electric streetcar and interurban network across the state from the late 1800s through the mid-20th century, linking towns like Hartford, New Haven, Waterbury, and smaller communities such as Unionville. The Hartford–Unionville line served passengers and workers traveling between the capital and surrounding areas, symbolizing a key era in regional mobility before the rise of automobiles.The postcard’s “DuPont Defender” stamp box dates this print to the mid-1930s to early 1940s, when Defender paper was widely used for photographic postcards. The crisp sepia-toned image offers superb detail—showing trolley wires, signage for Hackney’s store (including a Coca-Cola ad), and the streetcar’s destination sign reading “Hartford.”A classic and beautifully composed New England trolley view, ideal for collectors of transportation history, Connecticut ephemera, or early 20th-century Americana.Details:Type: Real Photo Postcard (RPPC)Subject: Electric streetcar / trolley at Hackney’s CornerLocation: Unionville, Connecticut (Hartford–Unionville line)Trolley Number: 1942Company: The Connecticut CompanyEra: c.1935–1942 (DuPont Defender paper)Caption: “#1942 Connecticut Company at end of Hartford–Unionville line, Hackney’s Corner, Unionville, Conn.”Condition: Excellent clarity and tone; minimal edge wear, unused backSize: 3.5” x 5.5” standard postcard
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