The Old Toll Bridge, Springfield, MA, 1907
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- Printed photo
About this postcard
The Old Toll Bridge stretches across the Connecticut River at Springfield, Massachusetts, a long, low span carried on stone piers. Trees overhang the near bank, and a broad, calm stretch of water separates the bridge from a large multi-story brick mill or factory on the far shore; a smaller brick building with a tiled roof sits in the right foreground. The caption names the crossing as Springfield's Old Toll Bridge, an early river crossing in a city known for manufacturing and for the Springfield Armory. The brick mill and the river itself point to the water-powered industry that lined the Connecticut in this period.
Postcard Details
253 S. 10th St Reading, PA
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , Reading, PA |
|---|---|
| Publisher | The Hugh C. Leighton Co. |
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Win Weidner, 253 S. 10th St, Reading, PA |
| Publisher | Hugh C. Leighton Co., Portland, ME |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides |
| Notes | White border; divided-back era printing; faint postmark ink in the sky; handwritten message across the lower front. Postmark: READING, PA. DEC 31 8-AM 1907. Divided back with green "Post Card" heading and 1¢ Franklin stamp; Hugh C. Leighton Co. imprint, printed in Frankfort o/Main, Germany 1712. Light edge/corner wear, faint toning. |
Cite this card
The Old Toll Bridge, Springfield, MA, 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-old-toll-bridge-springfield-ma-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.