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Jacob's Ladder trestle, Mount Washington Cog Railway, White Mountains, New Hampshire, circa 1940

Subjects
Mountains & HillsRailroads & Trains
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Jacob's Ladder trestle, Mount Washington Cog Railway, White Mountains, New Hampshire, circa 1940, Mrs. John Sween, PA, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Jacob's Ladder trestle, Mount Washington Cog Railway, White Mountains, New Hampshire, circa 1940, Mrs. John Sween, PA, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A steam locomotive with a passenger coach climbs the steep wooden trestle known as Jacob's Ladder on the Mount Washington Cog Railway, with a plume of smoke trailing across the mountainside. The line, opened in 1869, was the world's first mountain-climbing cog railway and uses a toothed rack rail to haul trains up the slopes of Mount Washington, the highest peak in the northeastern United States. The trestle shown here was a celebrated feature of the ascent before it was replaced by a fill in the early 20th century.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear friend, have been for a fine trip up in this train as we did last year & enjoyed it. are staying at Lake Memphremagog for a week.

PublisherTichnor Bros. Inc.
JACOB'S LADDER, MT. WASHINGTON COG RAILWAY, WHITE MOUNTAINS, N. H. 33 --- POST CARD JACOB'S LADDER MT. WASHINGTON COG RAILWAY WHITE MOUNTAINS, N. H. The Cog railroad reaches the summit of Mt. Washington where is located the Mt. Washington Club, a Club in the clouds, a modern hotel at the very top of New England. The Cog Railway is three and three-quarters miles long, three miles of it on trestle. It reaches its steepest grade on Jacob's Ladder. PRINTED BY TICHNOR BROS. INC., 160 NO. WASH. ST., BOSTON, MASS. 62504 TICHNOR QUALITY VIEWS
PostmarkedLaconia, NH, August 17, 1938, 12:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. John Sween

Tatamy, PA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Laconia, NH
PublisherTichnor Bros. Inc.
Series33
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMrs. John Sween, Tatamy, PA
PublisherTichnor Bros. Inc., Boston, MA
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesLinen-textured stock with a thin white border; "C.T.B." (Curt Teich) imprint in the lower right corner. Postmark: LACONIA, N.H. AUG 17 12 30 PM 1938. Divided-back linen-era card (Tichnor "Quality Views" imprint, 1¢ green Washington stamp), light edge wear and a small stain near the stamp; message written sideways along the left edge.

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Jacob's Ladder trestle, Mount Washington Cog Railway, White Mountains, New Hampshire, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/jacobs-ladder-trestle-mount-washington-cog-railway-white-mou. Accessed October 24, 2026.