Main Street with streetcar, Memphis, TN, 1908
- Card type
- Printed photo
About this postcard
Looking down Main Street in Memphis, Tennessee, on a winter day, with a yellow streetcar approaching on tracks laid in the snowy roadway. Pedestrians and a horse-drawn wagon share the street, and commercial blocks line both sides; signs for the Hotel Gehring, Floyd's, a restaurant, and the Memphis Savings Bank are visible, with a tall white office building rising in the distance. Memphis was a busy river and cotton market in the early 1900s, and Main Street's blocks held hotels, banks, and retail firms. The scene shows a downtown commercial spine where electric streetcars, delivery wagons, and foot traffic still mixed on the same streets.
Postcard Details
fnesbury Highland Park
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , Memphis, TN |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Detroit Publishing Co. |
| Series | 10406 |
| Condition | Fair |
| Place addressed | Miss Blanche Barnett, fnesbury, Highland Park |
| Publisher | Detroit Publishing Co., Detroit, MI |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, Scott #300, green, issued 1903 |
| Notes | White border; printed copyright stamp at lower right; visible creases, edge wear and staining at left and corners. Postmark: MEMPHIS TENN NOV 17 8-PM 1908 (wavy flag cancel, "3" and "R"). Divided-back Phostint card with red "POST CARD" heading; white border on front; light soiling and corner wear, small crease at upper left. |
Cite this card
Main Street with streetcar, Memphis, TN, 1908, postcard, c. 1908. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/main-street-with-streetcar-memphis-tn-1908. Accessed November 2, 2026.