Vintage San Francisco Cable Car Colourpicture Photochrome Postcard 5.5x3.5 In

Vintage San Francisco Cable Car Colourpicture Photochrome Postcard 5.5x3.5 In

Used: Light corner and edge wear with slight rounding and light surface scuffing; faint horizontal gloss scuff across the center of the front image. Back is unposted with no writing or postal markings; small brown handling spots and foxing on the back.

Approx. Measurements, see images.

Vintage color photochrome postcard featuring a San Francisco cable car on a steep downtown street.

Front view shows a cable car at center-right on its tracks with a line of mid-century automobiles parked up the hill, tall multi-story buildings with fire escapes at right, a lamppost at left and pedestrians at the curb; glossy finish.

Front/back caption: SAN FRANCISCO. Back printing includes: 5P5612; 'The famous cable car, a number one attraction to all visitors, has been retained by the city fathers for its quaintness.' Pub. by Smith News Co., 1338 Mission St., San Francisco, Calif.; Published by Colourpicture Publishers, Inc., Boston 15, Mass., U.S.A.; stamp box printed 'PUT STAMP HERE'.

Type: Printed (Lithograph). Original. Size: Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in). Material: Cardboard. Features: Divided Back. Era: Photochrome (1939-Now). Subject: San Francisco cable car. City: San Francisco; Region: California; Country of Origin: United States; Continent: North America; Brand/Publisher: Colourpicture. Unit of Sale: Single Unit; Number of Items in Set: 1. Postage Condition: Unposted. Time Period Manufactured: 1950-1959. No UPC/EAN present; see photos for exact details and design elements.

Light corner and edge wear with slight rounding and light surface scuffing; faint horizontal gloss scuff across the center of the front image. Back is unposted with no writing or postal markings; small brown handling spots and foxing on the back.