RPPC Main Street West Shenandoah Iowa Street View Businesses Horses Early Cars
$30.00
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 ... Read More
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
This is an original real photo postcard (RPPC) featuring Main Street West in Shenandoah, Iowa. The view captures a lively downtown street scene lined with brick commercial buildings, storefront awnings, pedestrians, horse-drawn wagons, and early automobiles. Two large street clocks can be seen along the sidewalks, and business signs are visible, including Hutchell Bros. Grocers and Solders Clothing. A hanging streetlight is centered above the cobblestone road, adding to the detail of this early 20th-century streetscape.Publisher/Marking: National Photo Post Card Co., Red Oak, Iowa (printed on back)Stock/Brand: KRUXO photographic paper with stamp boxCaption: “Main Street West Shenandoah, IA” written in negative at bottomFormat: Real Photo Postcard, divided back, unusedCondition: Light corner wear, faint age toning, otherwise very sharp and clean with strong photographic detail.Historical Context:Founded in 1870 and incorporated in 1871, Shenandoah, Iowa grew into a thriving community in Page and Fremont counties. By the early 20th century, the city was a hub of commerce, well-known for its seed and nursery businesses, including Henry Field Seed & Nursery and Earl May Seed & Nursery, which later gained national recognition.This postcard depicts the height of Shenandoah’s downtown prosperity, showing a mix of horse-drawn transport alongside early automobiles, reflecting the transitional period in American transportation history. Main Street scenes like this are a valuable record of small-town growth during the boom years of the Midwest.Size: Standard postcard, approx. 3.5” x 5.5”An excellent addition to any Iowa history, Shenandoah, Main Street, small town America, or RPPC postcard collection.
This is an original real photo postcard (RPPC) featuring Main Street West in Shenandoah, Iowa. The view captures a lively downtown street scene lined with brick commercial buildings, storefront awnings, pedestrians, horse-drawn wagons, and early automobiles. Two large street clocks can be seen along the sidewalks, and business signs are visible, including Hutchell Bros. Grocers and Solders Clothing. A hanging streetlight is centered above the cobblestone road, adding to the detail of this early 20th-century streetscape.Publisher/Marking: National Photo Post Card Co., Red Oak, Iowa (printed on back)Stock/Brand: KRUXO photographic paper with stamp boxCaption: “Main Street West Shenandoah, IA” written in negative at bottomFormat: Real Photo Postcard, divided back, unusedCondition: Light corner wear, faint age toning, otherwise very sharp and clean with strong photographic detail.Historical Context:Founded in 1870 and incorporated in 1871, Shenandoah, Iowa grew into a thriving community in Page and Fremont counties. By the early 20th century, the city was a hub of commerce, well-known for its seed and nursery businesses, including Henry Field Seed & Nursery and Earl May Seed & Nursery, which later gained national recognition.This postcard depicts the height of Shenandoah’s downtown prosperity, showing a mix of horse-drawn transport alongside early automobiles, reflecting the transitional period in American transportation history. Main Street scenes like this are a valuable record of small-town growth during the boom years of the Midwest.Size: Standard postcard, approx. 3.5” x 5.5”An excellent addition to any Iowa history, Shenandoah, Main Street, small town America, or RPPC postcard collection.
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