Madeira - Mount Sledge Ride - Passengers and Guides - Postcard SP24

Vintage photograph of the famous Madeira Mount Sledge (carro de cesto) ride, showing passengers seated in the wicker sledge with guides on a steep cobblestone lane, Madeira Portugal, circa 1910s.

Scene Details:

• Wicker basket sledge (carro de cesto) with multiple passengers
• Guides in traditional white clothing visible alongside the sledge
• Steep cobblestone lane flanked by stone wall and flowering vegetation
• Caption reads: "Madeira – Mount Sledge"
• Unused card – no message or address written
• Publisher: Union Postale Universelle, Madeira (card no. Q9)
• Divided back, Carte Postale format

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