Postcard depiction of the Southern Railway System's streamliner, "The Southerner" which traveled between New York and New Orleans.
Date
circa 1940
date QS:P,+1940-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
s- 1950s. This is a linen type card and they were commonly used during this time period. The train began service in 1941 and was off the rails in 1970.
The card has no copyright markings on it as can be seen in the links above.
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