Bridgeport harbor from the elevator, Bridgeport, Connecticut, circa 1906
- Card type
- Lithograph
- Date
- c. 1902 (Early)
About this postcard
A view over Bridgeport, Connecticut's harbor, taken from the height of a grain elevator, showing a crowded basin of steam tugs and side-wheel steamboats moored along the wharves in the foreground while small sailboats and a long excursion steamer lie farther out. Beyond the water, low factory buildings with a tall smokestack and tree-covered shoreline mark the harbor's edge. Bridgeport was in these years a busy industrial port on Long Island Sound, home to the Locomobile and other works, and its harbor carried coal, freight and excursion traffic.
Postcard Details
Amesbury, Mass.
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , Amesbury, MA |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Hugh C. Leighton Co. |
| Condition | Fair |
| Place depicted | Bridgeport, CT |
| Publisher | Hugh C. Leighton Co., Portland, ME |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902 |
| Notes | Undivided-back era card with a handwritten inscription across the sky; heavy dark ink spotting/stain in the center of the image; white border at edges. Postmark: AMESBURY MASS NOV 8 8-30 1906 / NEWBURYPORT & [illegible] STA H NOV 8 6-30 PM 1906. Undivided back with "THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS"; green "Post Card" heading; Hugh C. Leighton Co. imprint, printed in Frankfort o/Main, Germany; 1c Franklin stamp; light edge/corner wear. |
Cite this card
Bridgeport harbor from the elevator, Bridgeport, Connecticut, circa 1906, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/bridgeport-harbor-from-the-elevator-bridgeport-connecticut-c. Accessed October 24, 2026.