No. 972. Printed with gold lettering 'Xmas Greetings'. Inscribed on reverse: 'Wishing you a very Happy Xmas from Bessie'.
A. C. & Co.Postcards
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Raphael Tuck 7 Sons "Ye Etched" Post Card 1690 Bristol.
Raphael Tuck & Sons, publisherFrom Clara to Miss V.C. Wilson. Inscribed on reverse:
'D.O.
Be at top of Blackboy Hill at
quarter to 4 tomorrow
afternoon as there is
something on Durd[h]am Down. I will meet
you there. Fred has written L. asking her
to come.'
Four images described on front thus: "A. Showing staging on which chains were laid, August 1863. B&C. The roadway under construction 1864 showing girders, and saddles on top of piers. D. The opening ceremony Dec. 8th. 1864", then "I.K. Brunel, Engineer."
Harvey Barton & Son Ltd., Bristol, publisherThe following text appears on the front: "Height 245 ft. above High Water Level. Length 702 ft. from Pier to Pier. Foundation Stone laid in 1836, work abandoned 1853, resumed 1861, and finally opened on December 8th 1864. Cost about £100,000."
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