{"product_id":"postcard-connecticut-south-meriden-ct-waterbury-river-railroad-train-1906-posted","title":"South Meriden Connecticut Waterbury River Railroad Train 1906 Postcard Posted","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"171\" data-end=\"396\"\u003eThis 1906 postcard depicts a railroad train traveling beside the Waterbury River in South Meriden, Connecticut, documenting early twentieth-century rail infrastructure threading through the state’s industrial river valleys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"398\" data-end=\"781\"\u003eConnecticut’s river corridors provided both water power and transportation routes, with rail lines frequently laid parallel to waterways to serve mills, factories, and neighboring towns. By the first decade of the twentieth century, such lines connected smaller communities like South Meriden to larger manufacturing centers, reinforcing the region’s integrated industrial network.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"783\" data-end=\"1216\"\u003eThe image shows a steam locomotive pulling passenger cars along a curving track bordered by wooded hills and a calm river. Smoke rises above the train against a softly tinted sky, while telegraph poles follow the line’s alignment through the landscape. Vertical margin text identifies the location along the Waterbury River, and the posted 1906 back places the card within the divided-back transition period of postcard production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1218\" data-end=\"1509\"\u003eThe item shown in the listing is the exact item the collector will receive. We have tens of thousands of items to choose from. Shipping will always be combined (or refunded) to save you as much money as possible. Please contact us with any questions, or visit our store page for specifics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Everything Ephemera","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52871518453944,"sku":"20231207o","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/8740\/6008\/files\/57_425ab091-ea23-4c4b-bc63-027c4058e37b.jpg?v=1771637001","url":"https:\/\/everythingephemera.com\/products\/postcard-connecticut-south-meriden-ct-waterbury-river-railroad-train-1906-posted","provider":"Everything Ephemera","version":"1.0","type":"link"}