"Sight Seeing Trailer Train, St. Augustine, Florida," circa 1950

Summary

St. Augustine, Florida, dating back to Spanish occupation in the 1500s, became a popular winter resort for wealthy northerners in the 1880s when the railroad came to town. By the 1950s, most tourists arrived by automobile -- though they could still tour the historic city by "train" in rubber-tired trailer vehicles like this.

St. Augustine, Florida, dating back to Spanish occupation in the 1500s, became a popular winter resort for wealthy northerners in the 1880s when the railroad came to town. By the 1950s, most tourists arrived by automobile -- though they could still tour the historic city by "train" in rubber-tired trailer vehicles like this.

Artifact

Postcard

Date Made

circa 1950

Subject Date

circa 1950

Creators

Florida Souvenir Company 

E.C. Kropp Co. 

Place of Creation

United States, Florida, Saint Augustine 

United States, Wisconsin, Milwaukee 

Creator Notes

Published by Florida Souvenir Co., St. Augustine, Florida; printed by E.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

86.9.1.1510

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Dorothy Guimaraes.

Material

Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in  (folded)

Width: 5.5 in  (folded)

Inscriptions

On front of postcard: SIGHT SEEING TRAILER TRAIN, ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA On back of postcard: The new and the old meet in St. Augustine. / Pictured at the City Gates is the Trailer Train / that entertains scores of people daily with its / comfortable and well conducted sightseeing tour of / the Nation's Oldest City.

Connect 3

Discover curious connections between artifacts.

Learn More