Antique Postcard 1910 RPO Pocatello Portland Oregon Umatilla Pendleton Shaving

Social History: Coyote, Umatilla, Echo, and Gibbon were all vital stops along the historic Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company (OR&N) line. A "foreman" filling the "cars" up refers to a railroad, agricultural, or freight foreman loading up the train cars with cargo (likely wheat, lumber, or livestock common to the Umatilla region) before the train could head further down the track.

"Hello Grace. We went to Coyote this morning. and the foreman filled the cars out and we are at Umatilla now. and will come on up the line in the morning. We may go to Gibbon if we do I will call you up. Jim came down to Echo. The train is in here so I will see if I have time to mail this Will."

Postal: Crisp "POCATELLO & PORT. R.P.O." (Pocatello and Portland Railway Post Office) circular hand-stamp.

Scene: The front features a vibrant comic illustration titled "The Unsafe Safety Razor", which parodies the era's newly popularized self-shaving tools.