Description: circa 1904 / 1905: "The Georgetown Loop, Colorado." - Silver Plume, Colo. etc. "Try a Singer or Wheeler & Wilson... Singer Sewing Machine.... This is NOT a postcard ... but because many researchers & regional history collectors search for historic businesses and vintage historical cards like this under the Postcard category, the Dave Cheadle Card Store is listing some GREAT 19th Century Historical Trade Cards under various Post Card categories. LARGE: Greenish Border. Approx. 4.5 x 7.2 inches, paper card stock photo-style Souvenir Advertising Trade Card Many cards in this advertising series have photo copyright dates in lower corner, typically 1903 to 1905. HUGE for an advertising card -- ( Frame it ?!) approx. 4.4 x 7.2 inches = BIG Trade Card on light stock. + Over 1,000+ more fabulous antique & vintage cards are currently listed at the Dave Cheadle Card Store. To See More of the BEST 19th Century Cards Click Here: (( MORE GREAT CARDS )) ================================================================================= - The Georgetown Loop Railroad is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge heritage railroad located in the Rocky Mountains in Clear Creek County, Colorado, in the United States. The railroad operates summer tourist trains between the communities of Georgetown and Silver Plume, a distance of 2 miles. The Georgetown Loop Railroad was one of Colorado’s first visitor attractions. This spectacular stretch of 3 ft narrow gauge railroad was completed in 1884 and considered an engineering marvel for its time. The thriving mining towns of Georgetown and Silver Plume lie 2 miles apart in the steep, narrow canyon of Clear Creek in the Rocky Mountains west of Denver. Engineers designed a corkscrew route that traveled nearly twice that distance to connect them, slowly gaining more than 600 feet in elevation. The route included horseshoe curves, grades of up to 4%, and four bridges across Clear Creek, including the massive Devil’s Gate High Bridge. The Georgetown, Breckenridge, and Leadville Railroad had been formed in 1881 under the Union Pacific Railroad.The Loop portion of the line was the crowning segment of the line, crossing the top of the gorge on a 95-foot high trestle. Originally part of the larger line of the Colorado Central Railroad constructed in the 1870s and 1880s, in the wake of the Colorado Gold Rush, this line was also used extensively during the silver boom of the 1880s to haul silver ore from the mines at Silver Plume. In 1893, the Colorado and Southern Railway took over the line and operated it for passengers and freight until 1938. Between 1906 and 1918, the Georgetown Loop connected with the Argentine Central Railway in Silver Plume, by which tourists could continue onward to the summit of Mount McClellan. Prior to 1916, the Argentine Central also served several large silver mines on the east side of Argentine Pass. The line was later dismantled, but was restored in the 1980s to operate during summer months as a tourist railroad, carrying passengers using historic 3 ft narrow gauge steam locomotives. (from www) ============================================================================+ Over 1,000+ more fabulous antique & vintage cards are currently listed at the Dave Cheadle Card Store. * MORE GREAT pre-1900 - Sewing /Household / Train / Colorado, etc. = use "Search store" Visit store: Click this Hot Link: Dave Cheadle Card Store ============================================================================ ca. 1900 to 1906 - Large Singer Sewing Machine Advertising Card / Reverse: photo description From Turn-of-the-Century card series featuring photos of popular tourist destinations and scenic travel attractions. Condition: - Displays with evidence of aging, flaws and wear, as seen in HUGE scans far above. Please ... SEE the above HUGE SCANS to note any and all FLAWS! LARGE Size Card: - Approx. 4.5 x 7.2 inches. All of the Dave Cheadle Card Store cards are Authentic Antiques = 100% Guaranteed Original After approx. 50 years of collecting, I'm thinning my archives of thousands and thousands of pre-1900 cards. My inventory includes items ranging from common and affordable to one-of-a-kind rarities that I have used to illustrate my over 150 articles that I have published, along with numerous books I've published, including My ... now out-of-print 1996 classic book that helped establish the name for the ebay category and helped define the hobby of Victorian Trade Card collecting: VICTORIAN TRADE CARDS HISTORICAL REFERENCE & VALUE GUIDE, by Dave Cheadle. Be sure to subscribe to my STORE NEWSLETTER and to add me to your favorites list! 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Price: 26 USD
Location: Loveland, Colorado
End Time: 2024-10-31T22:03:27.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Authentic Antique Card Guaranteed by: Dave Cheadle Card Store
Antique Card Display Condition: Evidence of aging flaws and wear as shown in scans
Date of Creation: Vintage Antique trade card circa 1904
Size of Card: LARGE: Approx. 4.5 x 7.2 inch on paper card stock
Postal Condition: NOT a postcard, but an Advertising Trade Card
Modified Item: No
Brand: Turn-of-the-Century Illustrated Advertising Card
Photo / Litho Image: Colorado Southern Railway Train Bridge
Product Brand Advertising on Back: Singer Sewing Machine Company, Antique Card
Type of Advertising: Victorian Advertising Trade Card
Region: Colorado
Country: USA
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
