Looking north at a cityscape of Bellevue, Iowa with St. Joseph's Catholic Church in the left background, train passing through in the center, and the Mississippi River in the right background.
Train on the tracks in front of two oil barrels and a plant building with Illinois Oil Company on it in Bellevue, Iowa. The Illinois Oil was begun by Frank Welch in the small Iowa town of Mediapolis, but he relocated to Rock Island in 1907 because of its proximity to the Mississippi River and railroads, according to the landmark application. 1914 postmark.