• Vintage chrome postcard of 1908 S.G. & I.R.R. Steam Locomotive No. 12 (Sprinklesburg, Goosetown and Independence Railroad). Evansville Indiana Museum Display.
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Steam Locomotive S.G. & I.R.R. No. 12 – Evansville Indiana Museum | Vintage Chrome Postcard

Steam Locomotive S.G. & I.R.R. No. 12 – Evansville Indiana Museum | Vintage Chrome Postcard

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Title:
S.G. & I.R.R. Steam Locomotive
Publisher:
Henry McGraw Printing
Type:
Standard Size Postcard (3 ½” x 5 ½”)
Subject:
Sprinklesburg, Goosetown & Independence Railroad (S.G. & I.R.R.)
Style:
Documentary, transportation photography
Circa:
Early 1970s
Print type:
Photochrome print
Condition:
Excellent (EX)
Color:
Glossy
Postcard:
Chrome
Photographer:
R.W. Glascock
Location:
Evansville, Indiana USA
Postmark:
Unposted | Unused
Notes:
Code #610811

Vintage chrome‑era postcard featuring the S.G. & I.R.R. Steam Locomotive on display at the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Evansville, Indiana. Originally built in 1908 for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad, this locomotive and tender represent the final era of American steam railroading before diesel power replaced steam shortly after World War II. The photograph by R.W. Glascock captures the engine in full detail, including its boiler, pistons, rods, and tender marked “G.S. & I.R.R.” 

Unposted and in excellent condition, this postcard published by Henry McGraw, arrives in a protective sleeve. A strong choice for collectors of railroad history, steam locomotives, industrial heritage, and Midwestern museum ephemera.

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