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Sturgeon on the Columbia River, Oregon, 1906

Subjects
Fisheries & WhalingRivers & Streams
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1906 (Early)
Front of Sturgeon on the Columbia River, Oregon, 1906, Durbin, WV, USA, c. 1906 lithograph postcard
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Back of Sturgeon on the Columbia River, Oregon, 1906, Durbin, WV, USA, c. 1906 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A heap of sturgeon lies on a wooden landing at the edge of the Columbia River, the fish stacked higher than the boy in a red coat and cap who sits among them. Forested hills and a low shoreline rise across the water behind the catch. At the time, the Columbia carried one of the country's great freshwater fisheries, and white sturgeon weighing hundreds of pounds were netted, canned, and shipped to markets in the East. The Detroit Photographic Co. issued this view as a color lithograph postcard, part of a large catalog of American scenery sold to travelers and collectors.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Hello - Mrs Dally how are you. write and tell me all the news as I havint 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.
PostmarkedFALLING SPRING, WV, June 9, 1906, 13:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs Dally Richardson

Durbin, WV

Postcard record

Postmarked, FALLING SPRING, WV
PublisherDetroit Photographic Co.
Series5222
ConditionFair
Place addressedDurbin, WV
receivedDurbin, WV
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only
NotesWhite border around the image; handwritten message and date on the front; undivided-back era card. Postmark: FALLING SPRING W. VA. JUN 9 1906. Received mark: DURBIN W. VA. JUN 9 1 PM 1906 REC'D. 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, 1906, postcard, c. 1906. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/sturgeon-on-the-columbia-river-oregon-1906. Accessed November 2, 2026.