A large red coal tipple stands at the river's edge at Fayette City, Pennsylvania, loading barges on the Monongahela. Railroad tracks and industrial buildings line the shore, with the town and wooded hills visible across the water. Coal tipples sorted and dumped coal from nearby mines into barges and rail cars, and the Monongahela was a busy route for moving southwestern Pennsylvania coal toward Pittsburgh.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Arr. home ok.
have had a fine
time in Detroit.
Every one is feeling
fine out here.
Dave.
White border; linen texture; light edge wear and spotting.
Postmark: NEWELL AUG 5 PM 1924. Divided-back white-border lithograph card; publisher imprint I. Robbins & Son, Pittsburgh, PA. Light toning and edge wear; stamp slightly torn at lower right.
Cite this card
Coal tipple and Monongahela River, Fayette City, PA, 1924, postcard, c. 1924. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/coal-tipple-and-monongahela-river-fayette-city-pa-1924. Accessed November 2, 2026.
