Draw Bridge, Oakland Beach, Rhode Island, 1907

Subjects: Bridges & Dams Streetcars & Trolleys Waterfronts & Harbors
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1907 (Golden Age)

Back of Draw Bridge, Oakland Beach, Rhode Island, 1907, Warwick, RI, USA, c. 1907 lithograph postcard — Back

About this postcard

A colorized view of a drawbridge over water at Oakland Beach, Rhode Island, with a streetcar crossing the bridge and several small boats moored in the foreground.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Have not got to Newport yet and dont believe we will this year. Today is Labr Day and I don't have to work. This is some [illegible] Lawrence,

PostmarkedPontiac, September 4, 1907, 11:30

Addressed to

Fred A. Foster

26 South St. Union City, PA

Postcard record

Postmarked	September 4, 1907, 11:30, Pontiac
Publisher	David H. Berry
Series	No. B 10389
Condition	Fair
Place addressed	Fred A. Foster, 26 South St., Union City, PA
Place depicted	Oakland Beach, Warwick, RI
Publisher	David H. Berry, Oakland Beach, RI
received	Union City, PA
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 at bottom with printed caption and handwritten message; writing on front. Postmark: UNION CITY PA SEP 4 11:30 AM (year 1907). Divided-back litho-chrome card; white border; publisher imprint David H. Berry, Oakland Beach, R.I.; light edge wear.

Cite this card

Draw Bridge, Oakland Beach, Rhode Island, 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/draw-bridge-oakland-beach-rhode-island-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.