City Hospital, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1907
- Subject
- Hospitals & Sanatoria
- Card type
- Lithograph
About this postcard
The view shows Bridgeport's City Hospital, a long brick and stone institutional building with a central tower and small cupola, set back behind lawns, a curving drive and mature shade trees. Wings of differing brick tones and a vine-covered section flank the towered entrance. Bridgeport was then one of New England's busiest industrial cities, and its growing population supported a matching complex of hospitals and charitable institutions. Edna Woodell wrote across the front that the cards were very much appreciated and that she hoped to come to "Whittier - Seaand" sometime, a place name that may be a garbled rendering; the note was sent to Mrs. James Hassett in Amesbury, Massachusetts.
Postcard Details
Amesbury, MA
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , Bridgeport, CT |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Souvenir Post Card Co. |
| Series | 2732 |
| Condition | Fair |
| Place addressed | Mrs. James Hassett, Amesbury, MA |
| Place depicted | City Hospital, CT |
| Place depicted | CT |
| Publisher | Souvenir Post Card Co., New York, NY |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only |
| Notes | White border strip at bottom carrying the printed caption in red; printed postmark/cancel decoration in the sky; handwritten message in ink/pencil across the lower border and image. Postmark: BRIDGEPORT, CONN AUG 28 7 PM 1907 (with a second AMESBURY receiving mark alongside). Undivided back marked "THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS"; Souvenir Post Card Co., New York and Berlin imprint; correspondence written on the front; light edge/corner wear. |
Cite this card
City Hospital, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/city-hospital-bridgeport-connecticut-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.