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...and a time machine! It must've been nice in the warmer seasons to ride all over town, in the open car. They used to run "Moonlight Excursions" too, not mentioned on this card. Tim
Street and Interurban Electric Railway Models Sumpter Valley B&B Gang Willamette Valley Route (No timetable for release) T.W.Muir
I've been collecting images now for about a year, and my favorite ones are these old postcards...They show a world I've never seen with all kinds of new ( for me at least) technology...New York City Philadelphia Beacuse they didn't necessarily focus on the trains specifically (like modern pictures) they are little vignettes of daily life from the period they were made.They ARE time machines.Frank MusickMoving America into the 19th Century! www.kelticsylk.com
Hi all, Look at that New York City post card carefully. While the copyright says 1895, probably correct for the steam engine on the El. But checkout the skyline. On the left hand side, it looks like the Empire State Bldg, which was not completed until 1931. My Computer specs are in my profile Mike "
I'm not completely sure, but it could also be the tower of the World newspaper building in Manhattan. There were several tall buildings on the island at that time, most of them news offices...Frank MusickMoving America into the 19th Century! www.kelticsylk.com
Mike, it's definately not the Empire State building. If you look closer, you'll see it's not that far in the background and is probably about 20 storeys high or so. Also, its a domed tower.Great views, Frank. Your statement is particularly true ( post cards are like time machines) with the Real photo postcards. There is so much detail, especially if you scan them at high resolutions, all kinds of stuff appear! This is an enlarged portion of a normal size Real Photo postcard of the Ross Island Bridge in Portland about 1935, I'm guessing. I cropped around the area across the Willamette River where a Portland Electric Power Co. log train at the log dump can be seen. The houses in the foreground were all removed in the 1950's for the new "super highway". Post cards are fun! I found this one on ebay. Portland, Oregon, about 1918 Tim
Street and Interurban Electric Railway Models Sumpter Valley B&B Gang Willamette Valley Route (No timetable for release) T.W.Muir
Nice, very nice!I like old post cards and photographs. They can tell us alot!Cheers!SebastianFeel free to IM me on: sstyrnol@hotmail.com My email is: sebastian.styrnol@gmx.de
Hi Tim, Your right. I printed the picture on my high res. printer & increased the size. As we all know the Empire State Bldg. is a 102 stories high. I should have done this before posting the first time. My Computer specs are in my profile Mike "
It must've been nice in the warmer seasons to ride all over town, in the open car. They used to run "Moonlight Excursions" too, not mentioned on this card. Tim
Philadelphia
Beacuse they didn't necessarily focus on the trains specifically (like modern pictures) they are little vignettes of daily life from the period they were made.They ARE time machines.Frank MusickMoving America into the 19th Century!
Frank MusickMoving America into the 19th Century!
Post cards are fun! I found this one on ebay. Portland, Oregon, about 1918