Description
The Pocahontas steam streamliner Norfolk and Western.JPG
Postcard photo of the Norfolk and Western train "The Pocahontas" which traveled between Cincinnati and Norfolk, Virginia.
Date
Not mailed or otherwise dated. The linen type cards were popular circa 1930s to early 1950s. This appears to be circa 1930s to 1940s due to the streamlined steam locomotive.
Bluefield News Agency, Bluefield, West Virginia/photo:Norfolk and Western Railway.
The card has no copyright markings on it as can be seen in the links above.
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