The view looks down stream through the rock arch of Natural Bridge, with Cedar Creek flowing below and trees and foliage on the rocky walls. Natural Bridge, in Rockbridge County, Virginia, was a well-known scenic attraction by the early twentieth century. Thomas Jefferson once owned the land and praised the arch, and tourists were already making the trip to see it. Kate's note wishes a friend were along for the week, a small trace of the sightseeing traffic the bridge drew.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Hello - Old Girl - Wish you
were with me. I've got a
week - Kate
Handwritten message on front ("Hello - Old Girlie - Wish you were with me. I've got a week - Kate"); printed caption "8530. NATURAL BRIDGE, LOOKING DOWN STREAM."; white border at bottom; red publisher line at top edge: DETROIT PUBLISHING CO.; undivided back. Postmark: NATURAL BRIDGE, VA. JUN 30 1905 A.M.; second transit cancel (...TRANSIT, MD.) JUL 4 8 PM 1905. Undivided back ('THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS'), 1905 era. Address originally read Miss Molly de Krafft, Prince Fredericktown, Maryland; struck through and redirected in pencil to Markleton, W. Va. Light toning and edge wear; one-cent Franklin stamp torn at right edge.
Cite this card
Natural Bridge, looking down stream, Natural Bridge, VA, 1905, postcard, c. 1905. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/natural-bridge-looking-down-stream-natural-bridge-va-1905. Accessed November 2, 2026.
