Early industrial postcard showing Emerson, Troy White Granite Co.’s Works at Fitzwilliam Depot, New Hampshire. The image features the granite company’s large works building, quarry or industrial rail tracks running toward the facility, stacked stone and materials, and a substantial boom or derrick used around the works.
The printed caption beneath the image reads:
“Emerson, Troy White Granite Co.’s Works, Fitzwilliam Depot, N. H.”
This is an excellent industrial-history subject documenting the granite industry that was an important part of the economy and landscape of southwestern New Hampshire. Quarry and stone-working postcards are particularly collectible because they often preserve views of specialized industrial buildings, rail systems, derricks, machinery, and work sites that later changed or disappeared.
Postcard details:
The postcard documents the granite-processing industry at Fitzwilliam Depot, showing the physical infrastructure required to move and work heavy stone. The rail tracks leading directly toward the works and the large derrick are especially useful visual details for collectors interested in quarrying, stone cutting, rail transportation, and industrial technology.
The undivided-back format is characteristic of an earlier postcard design than the 1947 mailing date. Because the card itself does not provide a publication date, the exact production year should not be assumed; however, the later postmark shows that this older-format card remained in use and was mailed in 1947.
Potential collecting interests include:
Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire • granite industry • stone quarries • industrial history • railroad and industrial tracks • derricks and machinery • New Hampshire local history • company works postcards
Used older postcard with noticeable age, mailing, and storage wear. Visible condition includes edge and corner wear, age toning, surface wear, small stains or spotting, handwritten correspondence and address, postal cancellation, and original stamp. The front edges show some roughness and wear, including small areas of paper disturbance or loss along the margins.
Please use eBay’s magnifier/zoom feature and carefully inspect both front and back images for exact condition, including edge wear, corners, creases, bends, surface issues, writing, stains, foxing, discoloration, paper loss, album residue, postal ink, stamp condition, and any other imperfections. Photos are an important part of the condition description.