A distant view of Lock No. 9 on the Great Kanawha River, showing a long lock and dam structure extending diagonally across the water. Dark wooded hills rise in the background.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pencil
Buffalo, 9/11
Dear Carolyn: — Your
letter received to day.
If mamma buys Marshall College, I'll have
written to papa Nice to
send my check best and
[illegible] and Char for each
of you as soon as it comes
Buffalo is duller than
I ever saw it this season
of the year. Tell Mamma
I am expecting an answer
to my letter written at Charlotte
Love to all. Poppa
PostmarkedCOL & C. BRIDGE R.P.O., September 11, 1911
Real photo postcard with printed white caption; visible scratches/creases on left and bottom; image is dark and grainy; white border.
Postmark: COL & C. BRIDGE R.P.O. SEP 11 1911 TR 6. Divided-back card with pencil message; heavy creasing, surface wear, foxing/stains, and the bottom lines of the message trimmed/illegible. Partial large 'AMS'/'111' handstamp at right edge.
Cite this card
Lock No. 9 on the Great Kanawha River, 3 miles south of Buffalo, Putnam County, West Virginia, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/lock-no-9-on-the-great-kanawha-river-3-miles-south-of-buffal. Accessed October 5, 2026.
