This is a continuation of a thread under the same Subject which first appeared on Oc 18-22, 2005. Google Groups doesn't allow me to reply to that thread.
Anyways, I ran into the postcard with the image similar to the one posted in the old thread.
This one was taken on Oct. 22, 1895. Title is "A train in the street" by Kuhn. The image seems to have been taken in France. I suspect that this might have been the inspiration for that newer picture mentioned in the thread.
Here is the link: