Centerville NH in the Future: Edwardian Retro-Futurist Fantasy Postcard
Not drawn from a single literary source but from the collective utopian fever of the early 20th century — the same imaginative spirit as H.G. Wells' 'Anticipations' — this whimsical fantasy postcard reimagines Centre Ossipee, New Hampshire as a miraculous future city. Elevated railways carry labeled trains overhead, a cigar-shaped dirigible floats past, dozens of hot air balloons crowd the sky, and early automobiles and trolleys bustle below. Hand-lettered signs for 'Subway Freedom' and 'Roland Park' complete this charming grassroots vision of technological utopia.
Small-town New England dares to dream big — balloons, blimps, and sky-trains over Centre Ossipee. Humble ambition, charmingly unhinged.
“Published by O. L. & C. H. White. Centerville, N H., in the Future. CHOCORUA MT. ELFINGHAM MOULTONVILLE N.H. SUBWAY FREEDOM ROLAND PARK CENTRE OSSIPEE HEADQUARTERS THOS L AMBROSE POST NO 79”
