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The Old National Bridge, Richmond, Indiana, circa 1906

Subjects
Bridges & DamsTown & City Views
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1902 (Early)
Front of The Old National Bridge, Richmond, Indiana, circa 1906, c. 1902 printed photo postcard
Front
Back of The Old National Bridge, Richmond, Indiana, circa 1906, c. 1902 printed photo postcard
Back

About this postcard

The card's own caption names the scene as the Old National Bridge at Richmond, Indiana, a long span carrying a roadway across a wooded valley, with scattered houses on the bluff above and a road curving through the foreground. The bridge carried the National Road (Cumberland Road), the federal highway begun in 1811 that connected Cumberland, Maryland, with the Midwest, over the Whitewater River at Richmond. Richmond was a National Road town and later a railroad and manufacturing center in eastern Indiana.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Nov 17-06 - Expect I come home dinner with him next Thursday - if some wanted Cecil L

The Old National Bridge - Richmond, Ind. --- POST CARD THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS
PostmarkedNovember 30, 1906, 03:07
Stamp
Addressed to
Charlotte Hassett

44 Dartmouth Street, Dorchester, Mass

Postcard record

Postmarked
ConditionGood
Stamp2c George Washington, red, issued 1902
NotesUndivided-back era card; handwritten message in blue ink across the lower front; light staining/spotting along the top edge; no white border. Postmark: FITCHBURG MASS NOV 30 3 7 AM 1906. Undivided back (message written on front), white border, matte halftone print. Light edge wear.

Cite this card

The Old National Bridge, Richmond, Indiana, circa 1906, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-old-national-bridge-richmond-indiana-circa-1906. Accessed October 24, 2026.