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RPPC Pennsylvania Railroad Steam Locomotive 1120 R.J. Foster Real Photo Postcard — photo 1 of 2

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About this piece

Real photo postcard (RPPC) of Pennsylvania Railroad steam locomotive No. 1120, a streamlined steam engine posed trackside near a coal/water tower, tender lettered "PENNSYLVANIA," with PRR keystone markings visible on the smokebox front. Caption identifies the image as photographed by R.J. Foster, East St. Louis, Illinois.

Format: true photographic print — no halftone dot pattern under magnification, confirming a genuine real photo postcard.
Back: unused, divided back, Kodak stamp box (this stamp box dates the paper stock to 1950s or later).
Era: mid-century, consistent with the locomotive's streamlined casing and the Kodak stamp box.
Subject: Pennsylvania Railroad steam locomotive, road number 1120.
Condition: VG+.

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Keywords: RPPC, real photo postcard, Pennsylvania Railroad, PRR, Pennsy, steam locomotive, railfan, transportation history, locomotive photography, railroadiana.