Postcard

Name/Title

Postcard

Entry/Object ID

2008.14.19

Description

Postcard of an incline railroad with sign reading "Ride the WORLD'S STEEPEST and SAFEST INCLINE UP LOOKOUT MT.," marked "The Incline Station at the Foot of Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Tennessee," back caption reads "The Incline is 4750 feet long from St. Elmo at its base to the summit of the mountain. It is the steepest cable incline in the world, reaching a 72.7 per cent grade at one point.," unused, c. 1940.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

W. M. Cline Co. (Chattanooga)

Notes

Date: 1940 c. ?

Dimensions

Width

3-1/2 in

Length

5-1/2 in