Postcard showing a photo of the blacksmith shop inside the Grand Trunk Shops in Battle Creek, c. 1909. The Shops were built in 1908 along Verona Road in Emmett Township at a cost of $3,000,000. They employed 400-500 persons by 1913. Caption on front: In the Blacksmith shop - G. T. Shops. Battle Creek, Mich. 147 Written on back: this is a great town. Have a good job and am enjoying myself every minute of the time. Am working for the Postum Cereal Co. - Montgomery Claire Hotel Sent to: Eugene Harbaugh Jonesville Mich Sent on: October 12, 1909