The Old Toll Bridge, Springfield, Massachusetts, circa 1910
- Card type
- Printed photo
About this postcard
A long, low bridge on stone piers crosses a broad, calm river at Springfield, Massachusetts, framed by overhanging trees; a large multi-story brick mill or factory building stands on the far bank, and a low brick structure with a tiled roof sits at the right foreground. The card names it as the Old Toll Bridge, an early crossing of the Connecticut River at Springfield, a city long known as a manufacturing center and home of the Springfield Armory. The river is the Connecticut, whose falls powered the mills visible along its banks.
Postcard Details
253 S. 10th St, Reading, PA
Postcard record
| Postmarked | Reading, PA |
|---|---|
| Publisher | 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 |
| 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 19[illegible]. Divided back with green "Post Card" heading and 1¢ Franklin stamp; Hugh C. Leighton Co. imprint, printed in Frankfort o/Main, Germany. Light edge/corner wear, faint toning. |
Cite this card
The Old Toll Bridge, Springfield, Massachusetts, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-old-toll-bridge-springfield-massachusetts-circa-1910. Accessed October 24, 2026.