A vintage black-and-white grayscale postcard with a white border showing an aerial view of Dr. Salsbury's Laboratories Research Farm in Charles City, Iowa. The campus features dozens of uniform white buildings arranged in a precise grid across a flat landscape. In the foreground, a larger residential-style house with a circular driveway is surrounded by mature trees.
The reverse side of an uncirculated vintage postcard with a "Divided Back" layout. The center divider line contains vertical text identifying it as a "GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO 'C.T. PHOTO-FINISH' POST CARD." Text along the left edge identifies the distributor as John G. Legel of Charles City, Iowa. A large "POST CARD" heading and a standard stamp box are visible on the right.
A vintage black-and-white grayscale postcard with a white border showing an aerial view of Dr. Salsbury's Laboratories Research Farm in Charles City, Iowa. The campus features dozens of uniform white buildings arranged in a precise grid across a flat landscape. In the foreground, a larger residential-style house with a circular driveway is surrounded by mature trees.
The reverse side of an uncirculated vintage postcard with a "Divided Back" layout. The center divider line contains vertical text identifying it as a "GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO 'C.T. PHOTO-FINISH' POST CARD." Text along the left edge identifies the distributor as John G. Legel of Charles City, Iowa. A large "POST CARD" heading and a standard stamp box are visible on the right.

1950s Salisbury Laboratories Research Farm Vintage Postcard, Charles City IA

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About This Vintage Postcard

A meticulously organized aerial view captures the vast, sprawling industry of Dr. Salsbury's Research Farm, where rows of white-walled buildings stretch across the productive Iowa plains. In this wartime-era scene, the precise grid of the experimental farm stands as a quiet testament to the mid-century scientific advancement that revolutionized the animal health industry. The crisp clarity of the "Photo-Finish" print captures a world where rural tradition met cutting-edge innovation, inviting a sense of nostalgic wonder for the pioneers who shaped the future of American agriculture from this very soil.

Details

Era: White Border 1940s (1942)
City: Charles City
State: Iowa
Country: United States of America
Topics: Dr. Salsbury's Laboratories, Research Farms, Aerial Photography, Veterinary Medicine, Agriculture
Artist/Photographer: Unknown
Condition: Uncirculated
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Publisher: John G. Legel, Charles City, Iowa
Printer: Curt Teich & Co., Chicago

Additional Information

This "C.T. Photo-Finish" card was distributed locally by John G. Legel, a well-known druggist in Charles City whose family business was a fixture of the community for decades. Dr. Joseph E. Salsbury’s laboratories were world-renowned for poultry health research; while the company name is often misspelled "Salisbury" on early materials, Salsbury’s legacy remains a cornerstone of Charles City history, with the main headquarters now housing the Floyd County Museum.

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