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Third Avenue Bridge over the Iowa River, Marshalltown, Iowa, circa 1910

Subjects
Bridges & DamsRivers & Streams
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Third Avenue Bridge over the Iowa River, Marshalltown, Iowa, circa 1910, Nellie Barner, NY, USA, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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Back of Third Avenue Bridge over the Iowa River, Marshalltown, Iowa, circa 1910, Nellie Barner, NY, USA, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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About this subject

A steel truss bridge with a covered/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. We are having some warm weather Sam nearly baked. Will write you a long letter when I get home. So we got through [illegible] and stay through Sunday. What are you doing for [illegible] Sam is trying to get to [illegible] but is unable to work. Where is [illegible] Write me when you can.

PublisherKwinn & Co.
13. THIRD AVE. BRIDGE OVER IOWA RIVER, MARSHALLTOWN, IA. --- POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES FOR ADDRESS ONLY PUBLISHED BY KWINN & CO. CHICAGO, U.S.A.
PostmarkedMarshalltown, IA, July 31, 1908, 18:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Nellie Barner

Chenango Forks, Broome Co., N.Y.

Postcard record

Postmarked, Marshalltown, IA
Series13
ConditionFair
Place addressedNellie Barner, Chenango Forks, NY
PublisherChicago, IL
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
NotesPostmark/cancel impression stamped across the sky area of the image; visible halftone dot texture; no white border. Postmark: MARSHALLTOWN IOWA JUL 31 6-PM 1908. Divided-back card printed by Kwinn & Co., Chicago; message written sideways in pen on the left half. Light edge/corner wear, slight soiling.

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Third Avenue Bridge over the Iowa River, Marshalltown, Iowa, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/third-avenue-bridge-over-the-iowa-river-marshalltown-iowa-ci. Accessed October 5, 2026.