Housatonic Dam - Derby Connecticut - Postcard SP24

Scene Details:

• Elevated aerial view of the Housatonic Dam and canal channel, Derby, Connecticut
• Railway tracks running along the left embankment with telegraph poles
• Stone-walled canal/millrace curving to the right toward mill buildings
• Large industrial building with bell tower visible on far right bank
• Wooded hillside in the background
• Sepia-toned photographic print with wide white border
• Caption reads "HOUSATONIC DAM, DERBY, CONN." in printed caps
• Handwritten address on front: "N.M. Boutwell, 137 Tremont St., Ansonia, Conn., U.S.A. Sept. 14, 1905"
• Handwritten note below publisher line: "American Women."
• Publisher: O'Hara Bros., Derby, Conn. — No. S50

Postal Markings:

• Circular date stamp: Ansonia, Conn. — SEP 15, 8 PM, 1905
• Postage stamp: US 1-cent green, Benjamin Franklin (Series 1902–1903)
• Machine cancel: Decorative flag/patriotic cancel with wavy lines
• Undivided back — address side only; sender details written on front
• Addressed to: Miss Nellie J. King, Sandy Point, N.S., Canada

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