A Color-tinted postcard showing two figures atop Rober's Rock
Name/Title
Roper's Rock, The Cahill Iron Works
Entry/Object ID
2020.344.001
Description
An advertising "phostint" postcard with the front showing a color-tinted photograph of two men standing on Roper's Rock at Lookout Point on Lookout Mountain, Tennessee. The photograph also features a white safety fence to the left. The caption at the bottom reads "11376 ROPERS ROCK, POINT LOOKOUT, LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TENN." This postcard was a series of 15 collectable postcards from the iron works.
On the verso is an advertising message from The Cahill Iron Works of Chattanooga.
The message reads:
"TO SHOW THEM IS TO SELL THEM WHAT? Our line of one-piece Apron Sinks and Sink Combinations. Put a Plate D-92 or D-93 Sink with Drain Board cast integral in your Show Room and see. The handsomest line of Kitchen Sinks and Sink Combinations on the market. Special Sink circular furnished on application.
Manufactured by
THE CAHILL IRON WORKS CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE
Card No. I3—Preserve this card until a series of 15 are received. One card mailed each week."
