common1900-1945

Charles City Iowa Moving the Railroad Bridge Postcard

Name: Charles City Iowa Moving the Railroad Bridge Postcard
Brand: United States

United States · 1909 ·

A vintage postcard back from Charles City, Iowa, showing the divided message and address sections, and a space for a postage stamp. The front, not visible, depicts the moving of a railroad bridge in 1909.

This postcard captures a moment of early 20th-century American infrastructure development, documenting the relocation of a railroad bridge in Charles City, Iowa, a common engineering feat of the era.

Printing Method

Lithography

Themes

architecture transport cityscape historical-event postcard

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