A tree-shaded residential street recedes into the distance, with iron and picket fences, a gas-style lamp on the left sidewalk, and frame houses set among elms. The caption names it County Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts, then a busy textile port whose whaling fleet had long since faded. County Street was one of the city's principal residential avenues, lined with the mansions of whaling merchants and, later, of mill owners.
Handwritten photographer's signature ("S. E. Hicke") on the front image at lower left; thin white border; black-and-white real photo print.
Postmark: NEW BEDFORD MASS AUG 1 5 PM 1906 (with receiving mark AMESBURY MASS AUG 2 8-30A 1906). Undivided back ("This side for the Address."), 1¢ green Franklin stamp, red "POST CARD" heading; light soiling and a small rust-colored stain near the address.
Cite this card
County Street residences, New Bedford, MA, 1906, postcard, c. 1906. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/county-street-residences-new-bedford-ma-1906. Accessed November 2, 2026.
