Horse Drawn City Transfer Wagon Postal Telegraph Depot Real Photo Postcard
$50.00
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Condition: *Please* use the Hip photo magnifier to check for flaws on each picture, mouse over to zoom and ... Read more about the seller notes *Please* use the Hip photo magnifier to check for flaws on each picture, mouse over to zoom and click to enlarge. Comes from a smoke free home. Common errors from the scanner vs damage are digital lines (usually grey or pink), cutting off the top of the card/words. Read Less about the seller notes
Superb real photo postcard (RPPC) depicting a horse-drawn “City Transfer” wagon parked outside a Postal Telegraph Company depot, likely from the 1910s–1920s. The sepia-toned image captures a wonderful street-level view of early 20th-century small-town life, with a driver seated proudly atop the wagon, two sturdy draft horses in harness, and the wooden depot building behind marked with a prominent “Postal Telegraph Commercial Cables” sign.Printed on AZO photo paper with four triangles pointing up, dating this card to between 1904 and 1918. The “City Transfer” sign on the wagon indicates it was likely used for freight, luggage, or parcel transport between the telegraph office, railroad depot, and local businesses—an essential part of communication and commerce in the pre-automobile era.Scenes like this beautifully document America’s transition from horse power to motorized transport, capturing a moment when wagons, telegraph offices, and rail depots formed the backbone of town logistics. The level of photographic detail—visible harnessing, wooden wagon wheels, and depot construction—makes this card an excellent historical reference for collectors of transportation history, telegraph memorabilia, and early communication infrastructure.Details:Subject: City Transfer horse-drawn wagon at Postal Telegraph depotLocation: Unknown (likely small-town USA)Publisher: Real Photo Postcard (AZO)Date: Circa 1910sBack: Divided back, unusedCondition: Excellent vintage condition; light edge wear, crisp and clear detailA wonderful and authentic piece of early American transportation and communication history, ideal for collectors of Rural Americana, horse-drawn vehicles, and telegraph-era ephemera.
Superb real photo postcard (RPPC) depicting a horse-drawn “City Transfer” wagon parked outside a Postal Telegraph Company depot, likely from the 1910s–1920s. The sepia-toned image captures a wonderful street-level view of early 20th-century small-town life, with a driver seated proudly atop the wagon, two sturdy draft horses in harness, and the wooden depot building behind marked with a prominent “Postal Telegraph Commercial Cables” sign.Printed on AZO photo paper with four triangles pointing up, dating this card to between 1904 and 1918. The “City Transfer” sign on the wagon indicates it was likely used for freight, luggage, or parcel transport between the telegraph office, railroad depot, and local businesses—an essential part of communication and commerce in the pre-automobile era.Scenes like this beautifully document America’s transition from horse power to motorized transport, capturing a moment when wagons, telegraph offices, and rail depots formed the backbone of town logistics. The level of photographic detail—visible harnessing, wooden wagon wheels, and depot construction—makes this card an excellent historical reference for collectors of transportation history, telegraph memorabilia, and early communication infrastructure.Details:Subject: City Transfer horse-drawn wagon at Postal Telegraph depotLocation: Unknown (likely small-town USA)Publisher: Real Photo Postcard (AZO)Date: Circa 1910sBack: Divided back, unusedCondition: Excellent vintage condition; light edge wear, crisp and clear detailA wonderful and authentic piece of early American transportation and communication history, ideal for collectors of Rural Americana, horse-drawn vehicles, and telegraph-era ephemera.
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