Southern Pacific Railroad barge MASTODON crossing Mississippi River, Avondale, LA, circa 1917
real photo postcard, color, divided back
POSTCARDS2014 Lang Collection
J. Scordill
USA, LA, Avondale; USA, Mississippi River
before 1912
paper
3-1/2 x 5-1/2 in.
Real photo postcard, color, divided back; handwritten on back "1-93"; printed on back "Pub. by J. Scordill, 902 Canal St., / New Orleans, La."; postmarked 1912; printed on front upper right "THE 'MASTODON' / Southern Pacific Railway Barge, the largest of its / Class in the World, crossing Mississippi River at / Avondale, ten miles above New Orleans, La."; railroad cars on Southern Pacific Railroad barge MASTODON crossing the Mississippi River at Avondale, LA, before 1912; see duplicate postcards 2014.49.2265-2268, and probably related postcards 2014.49.2263-2264, 2269-2273.
2014.49.2268
Gift of Monika and Steven Lang, 2014