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Union Station, Portland, Oregon, circa 1940

Subjects
AutomobilesRailroad StationsRailroads & Trains
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Union Station, Portland, Oregon, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Union Station, Portland, Oregon, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A color view of Portland's Union Station, a long red-brick Renaissance-style terminal with green roofs, a tall clock tower topped by a flagpole flying the American flag, and a columned loggia along the ground floor; automobiles of 1930s–40s vintage are parked on the broad plaza in front. Union Station was designed by architect Henry Van Brunt and opened in 1896, its clock tower modeled on Italian campanile forms, and it remains the city's principal intercity rail terminal. The card's linen-era coloring and the cars suggest a date around 1940.

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PublisherTichnor Bros., Inc.
The Union Station, Portland, Oregon --- Four transcontinental railway lines use this terminal for trains operating in and out of Portland, and a traveler going through Oregon passes some of the finest scenery in America. ANGELUS COMMERCIAL STUDIO, PORTLAND, OREGON "TICHNOR QUALITY VIEWS" REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. MADE ONLY BY TICHNOR BROS., INC., BOSTON, MASS. 74160 PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE MADE IN U. S. A POST CARD
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Minnie Raynor

Mrs George J. Conard P.O. Box 124, Rogue River, Oregon. Sept. 8 - 1946 Minnie Raynor

FromMrs George J. Conard, P.O. Box 124, Rogue River, OR

Postcard record

PublisherTichnor Bros., Inc.
Series28
ConditionVery good
Place depictedUnion Station, Portland, OR
Place mentionedPortland, OR
PublisherTichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, MA
Place sent fromMrs George J. Conard, P.O. Box 124, Rogue River, OR
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; printed card number '28' at upper right; image runs to the edge with no white border; a few small specks in the sky. No postmark — unmailed, stamp box empty. Divided-back linen-texture card with "Tichnor Quality Views" imprint, card no. 74160; sender dated it Sept. 8, 1946. Light edge/corner wear, slight soiling.

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Union Station, Portland, Oregon, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/union-station-portland-oregon-circa-1940. Accessed October 24, 2026.