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Maple Street Bridge, Manistee, Michigan, circa 1910

Card type
Lithograph

About this subject

A view of the Maple Street Bridge in Manistee, Michigan, with pedestrians walking across the steel span. The bridge crosses a river or canal, with wooden pilings and waterfront buildings visible below. Reflections of the bridge and structures appear in the water.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Sister:- Received your card a long time ago. My mother has been very sick with Pneumonia but is [illegible] [illegible] so am a[illegible] [illegible] all my mother [illegible] have accomplished this past month. Our Lodge was at Bear Lake Tuesday night to a warm sugar social. The country Lodges are certainly fine enter- tainers. Write again and please pardon my delay at [illegible] [illegible]

PostmarkedManistee, MI, April 6, 1908, 12:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Pearl Powell

331 Avon St., Flint, Mich.

Postcard record

Postmarked, Manistee, MI
ConditionPoor
Place addressedPearl Powell, 331 Avon St., Flint, MI
Place depictedMaple Street Bridge, Manistee, MI
PublisherNew York, NY
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
NotesWhite border; large missing piece at top right corner; diagonal crease across sky; image otherwise legible. Postmark: MANISTEE MICH. APR 6 12-M 1908 (also FLINT MICH. APR 7 1908 receiving mark). Divided back, white border, lithographic texture. Made in Germany imprint. Torn corners top right and bottom right; edge wear.

Cite this card

Maple Street Bridge, Manistee, Michigan, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/maple-street-bridge-manistee-michigan-circa-1910. Accessed October 5, 2026.