Knox County Bridge over the Tennessee River, Knoxville, Tennessee, circa 1905
- Card type
- Printed photo
- Date
- c. 1941 (Linen)
About this postcard
A long steel arch bridge on heavy stone piers spans a broad river, with a sternwheel steamboat and a smaller launch passing beneath it; behind the bridge rise the buildings and church spires of Knoxville, including a large domed courthouse-like structure on the bluff. The card names the structure as the Knox Co. Bridge at Knoxville, Tennessee, part of the city's early river crossings that linked the downtown bluff with the south bank of the Tennessee River. The Rotograph Co. copyright line dates the view to about 1905, when such multi-span steel bridges and river steamers were everyday sights on the Tennessee.
Postcard Details
Amesbury, MA
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , Knoxville, TN |
|---|---|
| Publisher | The Rotograph Co. |
| Series | G 14506 |
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Charlotte S. Barrett, Amesbury, MA |
| Place depicted | Knox County Bridge, TN |
| Place depicted | TN |
| Publisher | The Rotograph Co., New York, NY |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1941 |
| Notes | White border at bottom carrying the printed caption; handwritten inscription in ink on the front; reversed postmark ink offset visible in the sky at top. Postmark: KNOXVILLE TENN NOV 19 1906 7-30 PM. Undivided back ("This side for the Address."), 1¢ green Franklin stamp, Rotograph Co. imprint; light edge wear, faint album residue. |
Cite this card
Knox County Bridge over the Tennessee River, Knoxville, Tennessee, circa 1905, postcard, c. 1941. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/knox-county-bridge-over-the-tennessee-river-knoxville-tennes. Accessed October 25, 2026.