Description
This colorized postcard showcases a bustling North Main Street in Bristol, Connecticut, circa 1900-1910, filled with horse-drawn carriages, pedestrians, and a streetcar. The front features text including “Foggs Automobile,” “Canickers,” and “Keyites.” The back reveals a handwritten message and a U.S. Postage One Cent stamp, marking a correspondence from Bristol to New Britain, Connecticut.
Front Text (cleaned):
Postcard
Foggs Automobile
Canickers
Keyites
Yours
I am, Tom Jones
5F
Insalter Brinker
Suing H
North Main Street, Bristol, Conn.
218058 N
Back Text (cleaned):
FAMOUS V & SONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
Address Only
U.S. POSTAGE ONE CENT
2. Abbe College
Hardware City Business
New Britain
Conn.
36 North St.
Bristol, Mar. 6 –
Dear Grace, Could you take 9:30 Dinky from New Britain on next Sat.? G.M. Marl. correspondence on going to Hartford and wish we could meet. I hope you could come back for Sunday with Ma. Do meet me as soon as you can. Please let me know.
Trude
