York Street with trolley, Newport, Kentucky, circa 1909
- Card type
- Lithograph
- Date
- c. 1902 (Early)
About this postcard
A tinted view looks down York Street in Newport, Kentucky, with a single trolley car approaching along the tracks between rows of brick commercial blocks, awnings, a street clock and a horse-drawn wagon at the curb. Signs for "L.C. Eisen Schmidt" (optician) and a "Cole" sign are legible on the right-hand buildings, and a few pedestrians stand on the sidewalks. Newport is a Ohio River city directly across from Cincinnati, and its downtown streets like York were lined with such late-19th-century business blocks served by the region's street railway system.
Postcard Details
Amesbury, Mass
Postcard record
| Postmarked | Amesbury, MA |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Kraemer Art Co. |
| Series | No. 545 |
| Condition | Fair |
| Place depicted | Newport, KY |
| Publisher | Kraemer Art Co., Cincinnati, OH |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902 |
| Notes | Thin white border; heavy dark ink spotting/staining across the sky; handwritten inscription along the bottom margin. Postmark: AMESBURY MASS 2-30P 19 07 (month obscured by flag cancel). Undivided back, cream stock; Kraemer Art Co. imprint; 1907 mailing. |
Cite this card
York Street with trolley, Newport, Kentucky, circa 1909, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/york-street-with-trolley-newport-kentucky-circa-1909. Accessed October 24, 2026.