Diesel Locomotive Pulling a Santa Fe Freight Train

The Santa Fe System embraces more than 13,100 miles of track, stretching from the Great Lakes, west to the Pacific Coast, and south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Mexsican border. It is the only railroad under one management between Chicago and California, and operates the only double track line between Chicago and Los Angeles.

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SANTA FE RAILWAY

to Service Personnel

sent by Pvt Ernest Graves

ASN 38072464

Ft. Sam Houston Tex.

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Map: Boston Town

BOSTON, MASS.

Boston was incorporated as a city in 1822. It is a manufacturing and commercial community, but chief interest for the visitor is its historic past dating from the very beginnings of the country.

This postcard was mailed via free soldiers' mail in June 1945. It was sent by Cpl. Merlin Koehn (1914-2000). His serial number was 36233684, and his enlistment record is here.

Swiss Chalet Restaurant

THE SWISS CHALET

117 E. Pikes Peak Ave., Colorado Springs, Colo.

Two Private Dining Rooms

Colorado Springs' newest and finest restaurant. Beautifully and restfully appointed in the Swiss Mot5if -- and with a cuisine such as you have so enjoyed and appreciated in the better restaurants, both east and west.

 
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PPIE: Westinghouse Exhibit Electric Locomotive

The Westinghouse Exhibit in the Transportation Palace at the Panama Pacific International Exposition included a Pennsylvania locomotive mounted on a 65 foot long turntable 12 feet above the floor.This locomotive was said to be the largest in the world in passenger service. It consisted of two units and weighed 156 tons.

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West Hotel -- Minneapolis, Minnesota

Here are four postcards of the West Hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The first two are circa 1916. The first card has the following description on the back:

WEST HOTEL, Minneapolis, Fifth Street and Hennepin Avenue — One of the many magnificent and up-to-date hotels to be found in Minneapolis. At one time this hotel was considered the finest hotel west of Chicago.

The second postcard shows the lobby of the West Hotel, "Largest in U. S."

The next two postcards are from the 1930s. The backs describe the hotel as "The Most Famous Hotel in the Northwest. Completely Redecorated and Refurnished." One has a map of the Midwest showing the Main Routes to Minneapolis, along with interior and exterior views of the hotel. This card was published in 1931.

The last card advertises "50 Years of Continuous Service." West Hotel was opened in 1884. This postcard was published in 1935 and mailed in 1936. The hotel went through a period of decline and was demolished in 1940.

The following information is from Wikipedia:

The West Hotel was Minneapolis's first grand hotel. It had 407 luxuriously furnished rooms, 140 baths, and featured an immense and opulent lobby which was claimed to be the largest in the nation. These elements combined to make what was considered for a time to be the most luxurious hotel west of Chicago. The West was designed by LeRoy Buffington and built on land that was once owned by the first resident of Minneapolis, John H. Stevens. Buffington created the West in the Queen Anne style that was quite popular in the last decades of the 19th century.

The Queen Anne style featured an elaborate architectural look that included gable roofs, projecting bay windows, towers, and dormer windows. The West combined most of these concepts into a grand, larger than life look that seems graceless to some modern observers but was a popular building style at the time, a style that was introduced in 1876 at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.

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Yellowstone Park Bus

Old Faithful Geyser at Upper Geyser Basin erupts about every 66½ minutes. The jets of water are thrown to an average height of 180 feet.

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Map: Greetings from Nevada

Nevada — area 110,690 sq. m., of which 869 sq. m. is water; 6th state in size; admitted into the Union in 1864. State flower - Sagebrush, Capital - Carson City, Minerals mined are: gold, silver, lead, zinc and mercury. Places of interest: Lehman Caves National Monument (in Nevada National Forest) with limestone caverns; Boulder Dam (in the upper Black Canyon on the Colorado River); the highest dam in the world.

Bucks Famous Restaurant

BUCKS FAMOUS RESTAURANT

Just East of Asheville, N. C.

on Tunnel Road,

Routes 70 and 74

 
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PPIE: Key Route Inn

Key Route Inn

Oakland's Refined Family Tourist Hotel

Key Route Electric Trains Direct

to and from San Francisco, World's Fair Entrance

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A Typewriter

This postcard is an example of a Vinegar Valentine. Vinegar Valentines are insulting greetings that make fun of many types of people and professions, often in the form of a verse. On this card, the type of person being insulted is a typewriter (an early term for typist):

You've seen her, the gay office belle,

Whose "gentleman friends" are all "swell"

Her clothes are so "grand"

That she can't understand

Why she'd be expected to spell.

Sometimes the design of Vinegar Valentines includes hearts or the word Valentine, but often it does not. This postcard was obviously sent as a Valentine--the postmark date is Feb. 13,1909. Like most Vinegar Valentines, it was sent anonymously, signed "Guess Who?"

The article Happy Valentine's Day, I Hate You has more information about Vinegar Valentines and a slideshow with many examples.

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TWA Martin Skyliner

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Map: St. Petersburg, Florida

The city of St. Petersburg is located on a peninsula between Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. It is connected to mainland Florida to the north; with the city of Tampa to the east by causeways and bridges across Tampa Bay; and to Bradenton in the south by the Sunshine Skyway Bridge (Interstate 275), which traverses the mouth of the bay. (source: Wikipedia)

Indian Room -- Monona Hotel -- Madison, Wisconsin

Indian Room

Madison's finest Dining and Wining Spot

The Wigwam Room for Private Parties

Monona Hotel

114 Monona Ave.,

Madison, Wis.

 
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Needle's Eye Tunnel -- South Dakota

This postcard of the Needles Eye Tunnel is part of a circa late-1930s series of postcards about locations along the Burlington Route railroad. The back of the postcard advertises a side trip by motor to the Black Hills that could be combined with rail trips to several destinations in the American West..

The Needles Eye Tunnel is a narrow tunnel along Needles Highway, a segment of South Dakota Highway 87 highway. This highway is considered one of the most scenic in the United States. Its name came from the needle-like granite formations along the road. The tunnel was named for a spectacular nearby rock formation resembling the eye of a needle.

Below are a contemporary photo of the Needles Eye Tunnel and a video of a drive along the Needles Highway that includes views of the tunnel (at about 1:35)  and the Needles Eye (at about 1:59).

source: Wikipedia

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PPIE: Night Illumination

NIGHT ILLUMINATION

SHOWING THE GREAT

RAINBOW SCINTILLAROR

PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION

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Greyhound Bus Depot, Minneapolis, Minn.

GREYHOUND BUS DEPOT

This new and modern bus Depot is the terminal point daily for thousands of people traveling to and from all sections of the United States.

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Map: Oklahoma, the Sooner State

Ship's Haven Food and Cocktails

Dinners  *  Cocktails  *  Luncheons

Ship's Haven

COMPLETELY AIR CONDITIONED

PIERS 24 AND 26 BROADWAY

ROUTE 1 (NEWBURYPORT TURNPIKE)

Lynnfield, Mass.

ATTRACTIVE ROOMS FOR BRIDGE LUNCHEON AND DINNER PARTIES

RECOMMENDED BY DUNCAN HINES, GOURMET, AND DARTNELL

* "Enjoy your Food and Drinks in a Unique atmosphere *

 
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PPIE: California Invites the World

PANAMA PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION

CALIFORNIA INVITES THE WORLD

TO

SAN FRANCISCO

THE EXPOSITION CITY

1915

  

postmarked 1912

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Santa Fe Station, San Diego, California

The Santa Fe Station is conveniently located within a few blocks of San Diego's business center.

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Map: Wiltshire

Wiltshire is a county in South West England. Wiltshire is characterized by its high downland and wide valleys. Salisbury Plain is famous as the location of the Stonehenge and Avebury stone circles and other ancient landmarks. The city of Salisbury is notable for its medieval cathedral.. (source: Wikipedia)

postcard received via Postcrossing in 2011