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Metamora Indiana – Whitewater Canal, Mills & Locks | Vintage Chrome Postcards Series (Sold Choice)

Choose your selected postcard from the options below: Crescent Mills The Mill and Falls Canal Boat Whitewater Canal Roadside Park Millville Locks

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Publisher:: Robert E. Stoops | Color by Mike Roberts
Type:: Standard Size Postcard (3 ½” x 5 ½”)
Style:: Documentary, canals and waterways
Circa:: Late 1960s to mid‑1970s
Print type:: Photochrome print
Condition:: Excellent (EX)
Color:: Glossy
Postcard:: Chrome
Photographer:: R.E. Stoops
Location:: Metamora, Indiana USA
Postmark:: Unposted | Unused

Vintage chrome‑era postcards documenting the canal, mills, and water‑powered engineering of Indiana's historic canal town, Metamora. Each postcard captures a distinct Metamora landmark: Crescent Mills, The Mill and Falls, Canal Boat, Whitewater Canal Roadside Park, and Millville Locks, offering a visual record of Indiana’s early industrial landscape and the region’s canal‑era heritage.

Photographed by Robert E. Stoops of Connersville, Indiana with color by Mike Roberts Color Production, these postcards are perfect for collectors of Indiana history, canal engineering, water‑powered mills, and Midwestern Americana, or those building collections focused on industrial Americana and waterway infrastructure. All postcards are unposted, well‑preserved, and arrive in protective sleeves. Sold individually.

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Crescent Mills - Metamora, Indiana

Metamora Grist Mill, known as "Crescent Mills" in the 1880s
Erected 1845 by Jonathan Banes as a cotton mill; converted to flouring mill in 1856
Rebuilt on original foundation in 1900
C23969 — Color photography by R.E. Stoops

The Mill and Falls – Metamora, Indiana

Lock built in 1843 with total fall of 490 feet
Site of several mills; water‑powered operation
One of 56 locks on the Whitewater Canal
C29168 — Color photography by R.E. Stoops

Canal Boat – Whitewater Canal, Metamora, Indiana

Replica canal boat built in 1964 by Indiana Department of Conservation
Operated on restored portion of the Whitewater Canal
Mule‑drawn towpath demonstration
C18464 — Color photography by R.E. Stoops

Whitewater Canal Roadside Park – Metamora, Indiana

Located between U.S. Highway 52 and Whitewater Valley Railroad Milepost 51
Scenic canal view with roadside park area
C29167 — Color photography by R.E. Stoops

Millville Locks – Whitewater Canal, Metamora, Indiana

Locks built 1832–1843 from locally quarried stone
Original stone laid without mortar; timber foundation of white oak and black walnut
Restored by the State of Indiana in 1952 to 1953
C4736 — Color photography by R.E. Stoops

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Postcard Eras & Collecting Guide

Real Photo Postcards (c. 1890–1945)
Early printed lithographs and Real Photo Postcards (RPPC) offer rich historical detail, documenting towns, events, family portraits, and everyday life. Disaster postcards depicting floods, fires, train wrecks, and other catastrophic events, were a popular way to share news as photographs could quickly be turned into postcards. Many RPPCs are scarce and unique due to their small‑batch production.
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Pre-Linen Litho & Linen Postcards (c. 1907–1950)
Pre‑Linen Litho cards (c. 1907–1929) were printed using smooth chromolithography and tinted halftone methods, producing soft, painterly views before the textured linen era. Linen postcards (c. 1930s–1950s) introduced high–rag‑content paper with a woven surface and bold saturated colors that reflected the optimism postwar travel culture. Together, these eras showcase the shift from early color printing.
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Chrome Postcards (c.1939–)
Chrome postcards, introduced in 1939, feature glossy surfaces, vivid color, and photographic imagery made possible by modern color film processes. The term “chrome” derives from Kodachrome, Eastman Kodak’s groundbreaking color film. Mid‑century examples depicting motels, highways, city skylines, national parks, and tourist destinations are collected for their documentation of postwar American travel and roadside culture.
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