John "Jay" Treat and his wife "Lib" were stationed in Hannibal, Mo. where Jay was serving in the Union Army. Their letter is addressed to their cousins Tilly, Bell, and Mag Wise.
Track splitting into two lines. Switch near tracks. Railroad bridge in distance. "CNW transfer, IA. (Des Moines) [L]ooks E. toward Highland TRF & Colfax. (CNW bridge) Ron Sims photo, 2717 Cornell, D.M. IA 50313"--Photograph verso.
Sign for Des Moines on post. Railroad bridge in background. "CNW transfer, IA. (Des Moines) [L]ooks E. toward Highland TRF & Colfax. (CNW bridge) Ron Sims photo, 2717 Cornell, D.M. IA 50313"--Photograph verso.
Railroad bridge over creek. Buildings in background. "Bldg upper right hand corner is Washington Mills, Iowa Depot on the old Bellevue-Cascade line. Trestle in foreground spans Lytle Creek. Photo made 1936 (estimate)"--Photograph verso.
