Baker City Oregon North Pole Mill Sumpter Smelter c1901-1907 Antique Postcard For Sale

Greetings from Baker City, Oregon – North Pole Mill and Sumpter Smelter

• Early eastern Oregon mining postcard with separate views captioned \"North Pole Mill\" and \"Sumpter Smelter.\"
• The front is marked \"Carl Adler, Baker City, Ore.\" at lower left.
• The address-only reverse is an undivided-back postcard format.
• The North Pole was one of the important mines of the Cracker Creek mining district near Sumpter.
• Sumpter\'s major early-20th-century smelter was built during the area\'s mining boom and operated until 1907 before financial problems brought its initial operation to an end.

Condition: Unposted antique postcard with light age toning and minor corner and edge wear. Handwritten collector number #10316 appears on the lower front margin. Please review all scans for exact condition. This is an authentic, original postcard and not a photocopy or reproduction. Vintage and antique postcards may show normal age-related imperfections, including corner or edge wear, creasing, fading, foxing, yellowing, tears, scratches, scuffing, curling, soiling, or folds. Please review all scans carefully and use the zoom feature for an accurate depiction of condition. Feel free to ask any questions if you need additional information.