Broken ice floes pack the frozen St. John River at Fredericton, piled against the banks while a long steel truss bridge crosses in the background. The sky is tinted blue with a pinkish horizon. Ice jams were a familiar spring hazard on the St. John River, when thawing upstream sent floes downstream to pile up at bridges and low banks. Fredericton, the provincial capital, sits on a bend of the river, and the view captures the water at a moment when the ice has broken but not cleared.
Colorized print with a wide gray/white border; card appears mounted on an album page. Divided-back era stock.
No postmark and no stamp — unused card. Divided-back with printed stamp box ("STAMP." / "24365"). Dealer pencil marks "A54 1-" and "4-" at top; light toning and soiling. Publisher imprint printed vertically along left edge.
Cite this card
Ice Jam, St. John River, Fredericton, NB, circa 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/ice-jam-st-john-river-fredericton-nb-circa-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.
