Bird’s Eye View Kingman Arizona AZ Fred Harvey Railroad Town Train Cars Postcard
Bird’s Eye View Kingman Arizona AZ Fred Harvey Railroad Town Train Cars Postcard
Bird’s Eye View, Kingman, Arizona. The handwritten “20.”. could indicate a price (20 cents) or an internal inventory number. Publisher: PUBLISHED BY FRED HARVEY. MADE IN U. S. A. Not visible.
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Price: USD 24.95
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Bird’s Eye View Kingman Arizona AZ Fred Harvey Railroad Town Train Cars Postcard
Kingman, Arizona developed after the arrival of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad in 1882, named for engineer Lewis Kingman, and by the early 1900s had grown into a desert railroad town with visible train cars, clustered commercial buildings along its main streets, and surrounding single‑family homes serving mining, ranching, and rail workers; the town became the Mohave County seat in 1887 and later gained prominence on the transcontinental highway corridor when U.S. Route 66 was designated in 1926, reinforcing Kingman’s role as a transportation and service center in the arid landscape of northwestern Arizona.
✍️ Message on the Postcard
Back:
Not visible. The postcard is unused. There is a handwritten “20.” in pencil at the top center, which appears to be an inventory number or price, not a message.
🖼️ Information on the Front of the Postcard
📝 In-Scene Text
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🏢 Publisher Information
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💬 Captions
Bird’s Eye View, Kingman, Arizona.
📬 Information on the Back of the Postcard
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📮 Address
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📅 Postmark & Stamp
Not visible. The postcard is unused. The stamp box indicates “PLACE STAMP HERE DOMESTIC ONE CENT FOREIGN TWO CENTS.”
Postmark location unclear
🏛️ Publisher & Postal Note
* **Publisher:** PUBLISHED BY FRED HARVEY. MADE IN U. S. A.
* **Postal Notes:**
* THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES.
* POST CARD
* THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY.
* PLACE STAMP HERE DOMESTIC ONE CENT FOREIGN TWO CENTS
* **Card Number:** A-12403
📌 Context
This postcard is an unused “divided back” type, indicating it was produced after March 1, 1907, when the U.S. Post Office Department allowed messages to be written on the left half of the address side. The postal rates specified (“Domestic One Cent,” “Foreign Two Cents”) were standard for postcards during what is often called the “Golden Age of Postcards,” which roughly extended from 1907 to the early 1920s.
Fred Harvey was a pioneering entrepreneur in the American Southwest, known for his chain of hotels, restaurants, and gift shops along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. His company was also a prolific publisher of postcards, often featuring scenes from the Southwest, Native American culture, and his own establishments. The “A-12403” is likely a series or catalog number for this specific postcard design from the Fred Harvey Company. The handwritten “20.” could indicate a price (20 cents) or an internal inventory number.
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