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Eagle Point High Bridge over the Mississippi River, Dubuque, Iowa, circa 1905

Subjects
Bridges & DamsRivers & StreamsTrucks & Wagons
Card type
Private mailing card
Date
c. 1902 (Early)
Front of Eagle Point High Bridge over the Mississippi River, Dubuque, Iowa, circa 1905, c. 1902 private mailing card postcard
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Back of Eagle Point High Bridge over the Mississippi River, Dubuque, Iowa, circa 1905, c. 1902 private mailing card postcard
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About this postcard

The card's own caption names the scene "Eagle Point High Bridge" at Dubuque, Iowa: a long iron truss bridge spanning the Mississippi River, viewed from the Iowa shore with a tree-lined levee road and horse-drawn wagons in the foreground. Eagle Point is the bluff and park district on Dubuque's north side, and the high bridge carried traffic across the river in the early twentieth century. The ornate brown-printed frame and "Souvenir Card from Dubuque, Iowa" lettering are typical of small-town view cards issued around 1900–1910.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Charlotte This is a View of the Mississippi River at Dubuque Iowa, from Papa B.

PublisherPostal View Publishing Co.
SOUVENIR CARD FROM DUBUQUE IOWA EAGLE POINT HIGH BRIDGE POSTAL VIEW PUBL DUBUQUE, IOWA. --- Private Mailing Card AUTHORIZED BY ACT OF CONGRESS MAY 19, 1898. POSTAL CARD — CARTE POSTALE. This Side for Address Only.
Stamp
Addressed to
Charlotte S. Harwood

Amesbury, Mass

Postcard record

PublisherPostal View Publishing Co.
ConditionGood
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902
NotesUndivided-back era card with the message written on the front; printed in brown ink within a decorative frame. Heavy black ink smear along the left edge and light soiling. Postmark: DUBUQUE, IOWA. NOV 28 3 PM MASS. Private Mailing Card era (1898–1901); undivided back with "This Side for Address Only." Light edge wear and toning.

Cite this card

Eagle Point High Bridge over the Mississippi River, Dubuque, Iowa, circa 1905, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/eagle-point-high-bridge-over-the-mississippi-river-dubuque-i. Accessed October 24, 2026.