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Sturgeon on the Columbia River, Oregon, 1899

Subjects
Fisheries & WhalingRivers & Streams
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1899 (Undivided Back)
Front of Sturgeon on the Columbia River, Oregon, 1899, Durbin, WV, USA, c. 1899 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of Sturgeon on the Columbia River, Oregon, 1899, Durbin, WV, USA, c. 1899 lithograph postcard
Back

About this subject

A large pile of sturgeon lies on a wooden dock beside the Columbia River, with a young boy in a red coat and cap seated among the fish. Forested hills and a low shoreline rise across the water in the background.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Hello - Mrs Dally how are you. write and tell me all the news as I haven't heard from you for a long time June 8 - 1906

PublisherDetroit Photographic Co.
STURGEON ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER, OREGON. 5222. COPYRIGHT, 1899, BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO. --- POST CARD THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS.
PostmarkedDurbin, WV, June 9, 1906, 13:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs Dally Richardson

Durbin, W.Va., Pocahontas Co.

Postcard record

Postmarked, Durbin, WV
Series5222
ConditionFair
Place addressedDurbin, WV
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
NotesWhite border around the image; handwritten message and date on the front; undivided-back era card. Postmark: DURBIN W. VA. JUN 9 1 PM 1906 REC'D. / F[?]INC[?]SPRING W. VA. JUN 9 1906. Undivided back ("THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS"). White border on front. 1c green Franklin stamp. Light edge wear.

Cite this card

Sturgeon on the Columbia River, Oregon, 1899, postcard, c. 1899. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/sturgeon-on-the-columbia-river-oregon-1899. Accessed October 5, 2026.