Thursday, August 16, 2012

Pocatello, Idaho

The City of Pocatello, named after Chief Pocatello of the Shoshone tribe, was an important trading post, a stop on the Oregon Trail, and a gold-rush destination. Later, ranchers and farmers started settling there and it became a real town. It now has a population of over 54,000, but this brightly-colored linen card is from the 1940s when an entire phone number consisted of only 3 digits (671.)



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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 16, 2012 at 11:54 AM

    It looks like a colorful place.

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  2. Cappuccinoandartjournal.blogspot.comAugust 16, 2012 at 5:59 PM

    A three digit phone number? Who knew?

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  3. Archie TechtAugust 16, 2012 at 8:57 PM

    Classic Americana, didn't seem so Mayberry-esqe when I drove thru, but the town does have a great name.

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  4. Alan BurnettAugust 17, 2012 at 1:38 AM

    I love the cars with their blobs of colour

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  5. Postcard RanchAugust 17, 2012 at 8:39 AM

    Nice card! They used a distinctive font that didn't find its way onto postcards very often.

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