The interurban system covered much of the state and, before the advent of the automobile, provided an important means of transportation for Hoosiers. Because the lines typically ran through the middle of town, they were very convenient. Hundreds of cities and towns across the state were served by the system and several of them had interurban stations. So it’s no surprise that photographers were photographing the trolley cars, the stations, the bridges, and even occasionally the empty tracks. Scores of these photographs were turned into postcard images and today Indiana interurban postcards are among the most collectible of the early postcards.

 Special thanks go to Jane Lyle for generously making several postcards available from her collection for use in this print.

Postcard images in the print

A trolley car at the Martinsville (Morgan County) interurban station, postmarked 1916	Horse-drawn wagons and a trolley car on the interurban bridge between Garrett and Auburn in Dekalb County, circa 1910
Street scene in Peru (Miami County) showing a trolley car and a dairy wagon in front of the Bearss Hotel, postmarked 1909	A busy Wabash (Wabash County) street scene showing a trolley car alongside pedestrians and horse-drawn wagons, postmarked 1910
A busy scene showing advertising placards on two trolley cars at the Marion, Bluffton, & Eastern interurban station in Warren (Huntington County), circa 1910	Trolley car in front of the Seymour (Jackson County) interurban station/“The Interurban Lunch Room,” postmarked 1914 [The sign above the door reads, “Indpls 62 miles” and “Louisville 56 (?) Miles”]
Crowd of passengers and workers posing for the photographer in the Indianapolis Traction Terminal shed, circa 1910

The engraving used in this print is the vignette from a common stock certificate for the Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Company, dated June 22, 1910. Interestingly, this particular certificate was issued to the Terre Haute, Indianapolis, and Eastern Traction Company. It was for 100 shares at $100 per share; 50,000 shares were issued.

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