Moonlight falls across the St. Mary's River in Fort Wayne, Indiana, reflecting on the water and the truss bridge that spans it. Trees line both banks, and two figures stand on the right bank. Fort Wayne grew at the confluence of the St. Marys, St. Joseph, and Maumee rivers, and the St. Marys remained a central local landmark as the city industrialized in the early 1900s.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Sept. 7. 11.
Dear Friend:
I received your card
and was surprised to
here from you. Wish
you was home so I
could see you. My
birthday is in February
Marie [illegible] answer [illegible]
Linen texture; creases and scratches visible; no white border.
Postmark: fragmentary strike reading "WAYN" / "O" / "11 AM" / "1911" (not Waltham, Mass., Jun 10 1911). Divided-back card ("THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS."); stamp torn off (top-right corner missing). Message written sideways in pen along left edge. Front shows a night scene on St. Mary's River, Fort Wayne, Ind. (No. 5927).
Cite this card
Night scene on St. Mary's River, Fort Wayne, IN, 1911, postcard, c. 1911. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/night-scene-on-st-marys-river-fort-wayne-in-1911. Accessed November 2, 2026.
