Postcard, Portland, Shipping

Name/Title

Postcard, Portland, Shipping

Entry/Object ID

2022.1.92

Description

Postcard, image of the Columbia River highway showing Castle Rock. Card reads, "315. Shipping Scene, Portland, Ore. Grain, Lumber, Fruit, Etc., To All Parts Of The World." Back of image reads, "Post Card. Shipping Scene, Portland, Oregon. Steamship lines ply from the city to Orient and Pacific and Atlantic Coast ports. Tramp steamers and sailing vessels carry lumber, grain, flour, fruit etc. to world-wide markets. Large foreign shipping houses have branches here. The harbor is in the heart of the city, and vessels dock close to warehouses. "On Union Pacific System." This space for Address only- American Art Post Card. Chas S. Lipschuetz Company, Portland, Oregon. R-55925. Place Stamp Here, domestic One Cent, Foreign Two Cents."

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Length

5-1/2 in