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Bellows Falls VT Fire 1908 RPPC Firemen Blacksmith Shop Real Photo Postcard
A striking real-photo postcard capturing an active winter fire in Bellows Falls, Vermont. Firemen work hoses through the snow as smoke pours from a wood-frame building; a blacksmith shop sign is visible at right. The typed message on the back identifies it as 'A picture of the fire yesterday,' dated March 10, 1908.
- Typed note dated March 10, 1908 - 'A picture of the fire yesterday'
- Firemen, hoses, snow, and a smoking wood-frame building with a legible blacksmith shop sign
- Postmarked and postally used; one-cent Franklin stamp on reverse
- Addressed to a recipient in South Acworth, New Hampshire
- Divided-back era; documentary disaster subject with strong collector appeal
The 1908 Bellows Falls fire is a confirmed historical event documented on the Town of Rockingham's official website and cross-referenceable with the Rockingham Free Public Library's dedicated 'Fires and Fire Ruins' historic photograph archive (Series A6); this RPPC captures an active winter fire with firemen and a blacksmith shop sign, making it a primary visual document of a specific, institutionally-recognized episode in Bellows Falls' well-documented history of downtown fires.
Condition
Real-photo postcard with light corner/edge wear and a couple of faint surface bends; image clear with good contrast. Postally used, typed message and postmark on back.
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