{"product_id":"postcard-rppc-iowa-mechanicsville-ia-main-street-downtown-1911-posted-kruxo","title":"Mechanicsville Iowa Main Street Downtown 1911 RPPC Postcard Posted","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"227\" data-end=\"403\"\u003eThis real photo postcard is postmarked 1911 and documents Main Street in Mechanicsville, Iowa during the early twentieth-century commercial expansion of small Midwestern towns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"405\" data-end=\"822\"\u003eMechanicsville developed as an agricultural trade center in Cedar County, with its downtown blocks serving farmers, merchants, and local professionals. Early real photo postcards of rural Iowa communities are valued for their detailed street-level documentation, capturing storefront architecture, transportation patterns, and the physical character of towns before paving and modernization reshaped their appearance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"824\" data-end=\"1325\"\u003eThe image looks straight down a broad dirt Main Street lined with two- and three-story brick commercial buildings featuring arched windows and decorative cornices. Wagon ruts and unpaved surfaces dominate the foreground, emphasizing the pre-automobile infrastructure, while pedestrians gather along wooden sidewalks beneath awnings. The caption Main Street Mechanicsville Iowa appears in bold lettering along the lower border, and the reverse shows Kruxo paper with a 1911 postmark and period message.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1327\" data-end=\"1614\"\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":52864125927608,"sku":"20240428","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/8740\/6008\/files\/57_2aa0f3d2-5fea-4fc5-9eb6-c87161f5d5d1.jpg?v=1771475238","url":"https:\/\/everythingephemera.com\/products\/postcard-rppc-iowa-mechanicsville-ia-main-street-downtown-1911-posted-kruxo","provider":"Everything Ephemera","version":"1.0","type":"link"}