Terre Haute Postcards

More postcards from my collection...

1912 Buick Roadster, Early Wheels Museum

This unused postcard has the following printed text...

5S29387-B
Photo by Free Lance Photographers Guild, Inc.
Genuine Natural Color
Made by Dexter Press, Inc., West Nyack, N.Y.

1912 Buick Roadster
One of the largest Antique and Vintage Auto
Collections in the world is located in the
"Early Wheels Museum" on Wabash Avenue
in Terre Haute, Indiana.

The Early Wheels Museum was located on Wabash Avenue, but was totally destroyed by fire in the mid 1980's. Fortunately, prior to the fire, several trains and cars kept there had been moved to Indianapolis.

1913 Marmon Speedster, Early Wheels Museum

This unused postcard has the following printed text...

5S-29389-B
Photo by Free Lance Photographers Guild, Inc.
Genuine Natural Color
Made by Dexter Press, Inc., West Nyack, N.Y.

1913 Marmon Speedster
One of the largest Antique and Vintage Auto
Collections in the world is located in the
"Early Wheels Museum" on Wabash Avenue
in Terre Haute, Indiana.

The Early Wheels Museum was located on Wabash Avenue, but was totally destroyed by fire in the mid 1980's. Fortunately, prior to the fire, several trains and cars kept there had been moved to Indianapolis.

Eastern Express Matchook

Eastern Motor Express Matchbook

Eastern Motor Express was headquartered in Terre Haute along old US-40. Founded in 1946, its growth was spectacular, by 1965 Eastern had expanded through acquisitions to New Jersey with 34 terminals in midwestern and eastern states, and had become the 16th largest motor carrier in the nation. After a disastrous year in 1968, the company was sold to American Export Industries (AEI) in 1969. AEI continued to expand Eastern adding operating rights to Miami, Florida. By 1970 Eastern had grown to covering 23 states with 62 terminals and 3,500 employees. In 1975 a trailer interchange with Milne Truck Lines of Salt Lake City gave Eastern access to the southwest and the west coast. Then in 1976 computer problems caused chaos through the system, and in May 1977 they filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy and were out of business.

Electrical Workers Local 725 Matchook

They have their own website at http://www.ibew725.org/

This page created 2nd February 2008, last modified 2nd February, 2010