Eads Bridge and riverfront with steamboats, St. Louis, MO, circa 1905
- Card type
- Lithograph
- Date
- c. 1901 (Early)
About this postcard
The view looks across the Mississippi River toward the triple-arch steel span of the Eads Bridge, with a packet steamboat and a sternwheel towboat moored at the levee in front of low brick wharf buildings. Completed in 1874 to James B. Eads's design, the bridge was the first major crossing of the Mississippi at St. Louis and, at the time, the longest arch bridge in the world; its deep pneumatic caissons were a pioneering feat of foundation engineering. The busy levee below reflects St. Louis's role as a great river port in the steamboat era.
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Postcard record
| Publisher | The Ullman Manufacturing Co. |
|---|---|
| Series | ULLMAN'S "GOLD BORDER" SERIES AMERICAN POST-CARD-VIEW NUMBER 3143 |
| Condition | Good |
| Place depicted | Eads Bridge, St. Louis, MO |
| Publisher | The Ullman Manufacturing Co., New York, NY |
| Notes | Wide gold-metallic border around the tinted image; caption "EADS BRIDGE, ST. LOUIS, MO." printed in a panel below the picture. Slight edge and corner wear to the border. No postmark; unused card. Undivided back with "Post Card." heading, "THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY." and stamp box "PLACE STAMP HERE. / DOMESTIC: ONE CENT. / FOREIGN: TWO CENTS." — Ullman's "Gold Border" Series, American Post-Card-View No. 3143, published by The Ullman Manufacturing Co., New York, c. 1901-1907. Front has a gold/tan border; light soiling and edge wear. |
Cite this card
Eads Bridge and riverfront with steamboats, St. Louis, MO, circa 1905, postcard, c. 1901. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/eads-bridge-and-riverfront-with-steamboats-st-louis-mo-circa. Accessed November 2, 2026.