A long steel truss bridge with three spans crosses the wide, calm Connecticut River between Ascutneyville, Vermont, and West Claremont, New Hampshire. The piers reflect in the water, and wooded banks and a low mountain ridge frame the scene under a pink-and-blue sunset sky. The bridge carried local traffic between the two states at Claremont, a Connecticut River mill town, in the early 20th century.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Claremont N.H.
Dear Friend I thought I
must drop you a
card & let you know it
havent forgotten old
Keene friends yet I wish
I could drop in to Keen
on Sunday for church
I did not go [illegible] to day
I did not feel very good
my head feel kind of bad
hope you are well has
[illegible] been down
to see you yet I
have only had
one [illegible]
White border; visible linen-like cross-hatch texture; light edge and corner wear.
Postmark: CLAREMONT, N.H. (date unreadable); divided-back card, c. 1907-1910; English-language message in ink; 1c green Washington stamp; light staining lower right and along edges.
Cite this card
Ascutneyville & West Claremont Bridge, Claremont, NH, circa 1915, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/ascutneyville-west-claremont-bridge-claremont-nh-circa-1915. Accessed November 2, 2026.
