Ogden UT Rail Station ca 1908

morris posted this on January 27th, 2012

This postcard of the Union Depot at Ogden Utah was published by Spargo's Book Store, in Ogden. It has a postmark, but the year did not print. The back has the uneven division typical of cards printed just after messages began to be allowed on the back in 1907. Most such cards date from 1907 to 1910 or a bit later. There is also a printers logo on the back, for EK Co.

This card is addressed to Miss Effie Knock, Willow, Calif. There is an unsigned message that reads: Kicked off the Overland Limited 10 minutes ago. Wonder what kind of behavior got one evicted from a train in those days? Probably public intoxication, or perhaps rowdiness -- or both!