La Turbie / France: Monte Carlo Cog Railway Steam Train On Viaduct (Vintage PC ~1900s)

vintage color tinted printed postcard showing a fantastic engineering view of the historic rack railway in southern france. the front depicts a small steam locomotive pushing a passenger carriage uphill on the cog railway line connecting monaco with the mountain village of la turbie (chemin de fer a cremaillere de monte carlo). the train is captured crossing a large stone arch viaduct called le grand cintre, with the village structures visible on the mountain crest in the background. the lower border features the printed caption 12 la turbie - chemin de fer a cremaillere de monte carlo - le grand cintre - ll.
the back of the postcard is unused (unposted) and formatted as a carte postale with a divided back layout. it features the distinctive central ll crest logo and notes the modeles deposes registration. the vertical divider line contains the publisher credit levy fils et cie, paris.

size: ~ 9 x 14 cm (1 cm ~ 0.39 inch)

postally unused

condition: very good...please also refer to scans which show complete front and back of postcard

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