Postcard, Signal Mountain Railroad

Postcard

Picnooga

2022.086.012 Recto

Halftone postcard of the Signal Mountain Railroad at the base of Signal Mountain

Name/Title

Postcard, Signal Mountain Railroad

Entry/Object ID

2022.086.012

Description

A halftone postcard showing the Signal Mountain Railroad on the tracks at the base of Signal Mountain. The mountain rises in the background behind the train, with train passing. The electric lines that powered the car are seen on both sides of the tracks. The postcard is titled "Signal Mt. R.R., Chattanooga, Tenn. Signal Mt. in Distance" with "I was along here last Sunday" written in blue ink beside it. The note written on the verso reads: "Hello Bernice. How are you tonight I don't remember whether I answered your card or not - I write you again anyway. have every body down there [?] alright- to be [?] here with us we are having some time. I may leave for Little Rock before long. Loving by [illeg.] The postcard is a part of a series of postcards published by T.H. Payne & Co Lookout Series.

Subject Person/Organization

Chattanooga Traction Company

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Signal Mountain

County

Hamilton County

State/Province

Tennessee

Country

United States of America

Collection

Postcard Collection

Postcard Details

Place Published

City

Chattanooga

County

Hamilton County

State/Province

Tennessee

Country

United States of America

Printer

T. H. Payne Company

Copyright

Restrictions

Credit Chattanooga Historical Society Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only