Automobile on Pomeroy-Athens Road, Ohio, circa 1915
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- Printed photo
About this postcard
A light-colored road curves between a wooded slope and a rocky hillside, with an early automobile stopped at the left. The view is labeled "Scene, Pomeroy-Athens Road," and the car's upright styling suggests the 1910s. The road linked Pomeroy, an Ohio River town in Meigs County, with Athens, home to Ohio University, across the unglaciated Appalachian foothills of southeastern Ohio. In the 1910s, affordable cars and road improvements made hill-country motoring a popular pastime, though steep grades and unpaved surfaces kept such drives slow.
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Postcard record
| Publisher | Auburn Post Card Mfg. Co. |
|---|---|
| Condition | Very good |
| Place depicted | Pomeroy-Athens Road |
| Publisher | Auburn Post Card Mfg. Co., Auburn, IN |
| Notes | White border; black-and-white printed photograph; caption printed in the lower margin. No postmark. Divided-back "Post Card" with "FOR CORRESPONDENCE" / "PLACE STAMP HERE"; publisher imprint along left edge "Auburn Post Card Mfg. Co., Auburn, Ind." and "Made in U.S.A." Cream matte stock, white border on front; unused, light soiling. |
Cite this card
Automobile on Pomeroy-Athens Road, Ohio, circa 1915, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/automobile-on-pomeroy-athens-road-ohio-circa-1915. Accessed November 2, 2026.