Tower and signal. "R.I. - C.G.W. tower. View looks E. Ronald D. Sims, 2717 Cornell St., Des Moines, Iowa 50313, Railroad Photography"--Photograph verso.
Shed and bridge. "3.9 mi E. Short Line Jct. [Vi]ew looks S. under E. University Ave. [Ro]n Sims photo, [27]17 Cornell, [DM] IA 50313"--Photograph verso.
Covered platform and several sets of tracks. "View looks E. [] taken during demolition. [Ron] Sims photo, [271]7 Cornell, [DM] IA 50313"--Photograph verso.
Small wooden depot with two garage doors on a loading dock. A truck is backed up to a railroad car. There are a couple of railroad cars sitting on the tracks to the right of the depot. A signal light towers above the depot from behind.
Postcard with railroad depot in the foreground with a train parked next to it. The rest of the town is in the background. "Postville, Iowa, Old Milw"--Postcard verso.