Postcard

Name/Title

Postcard

Entry/Object ID

2008.14.18

Description

Postcard of an incline railroad, marked "CHATTANOOGA, TENN." and "THE STEEP GRADE, INCLINE RAILWAY UP LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN.," back caption reads "Battlefield Station on the right of the track. The cable incline is 4750 feet in length and as it approaches the top has a grade of 69 feet per 100. Altitude 1700 feet.," Lookout Series #42, correspondence, postmarked 1917, stamp has been removed.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

T. H. Payne & Co. (Chattanooga)

Date made

1917

Dimensions

Width

3-1/2 in

Length

5-1/2 in