A steel truss bridge with a portal frame spans the Iowa River at Marshalltown, Iowa, seen from a low bank overgrown with grasses and flowering weeds. The sky is tinted in a pale sunset gradient of pink, yellow, and blue.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Hello Nell how are you, it is hot here
Sam nearly baked. Will write you a
long letter when I get home. I get
home July 31, and stay through Aug.
What are you doing for excitement
Sam trying to keep cool but it
is impossible. Where [illegible]
I never hear from [illegible]
Write me when you can.
Postmark/cancel impression stamped across the sky area of the image; visible halftone dot texture; no white border. Postmark: MARSHALLTOWN IOWA JUL 13 -PM 08. Divided-back card printed by Kwin & Co., Chicago; message written sideways in pen on the left half. Light edge/corner wear, slight soiling.
Cite this card
Third Ave. Bridge over Iowa River, Marshalltown, IA, 1908, postcard, c. 1908. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/third-ave-bridge-over-iowa-river-marshalltown-ia-1908. Accessed November 2, 2026.
