Miss Mildred Parsons lived in Newark, the largest and most-prosperous city in New Jersey.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newark,_New_Jersey

Her home at 245 Fourth Street is a frame, three-story, single-family home with a wooden balcony over the front porch.

The house was built in 1882 on a residential street where the homes are separated by narrow alleys.

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/247-4th-St-245_Newark_NJ_07107_M92880-38113

In July of 1939, Mildred received a postcard from Nina.

The postcard was mailed from Saint John, a port city and global enter of ship-building on the Bay of Fundy – a long bay stretching inland from the Atlantic that provides a protected harbor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_John,_New_Brunswick

Although the first European explorers of this region were French, years of warfare ended in British domination.

The oldest chartered city in Canada, Saint John was established by King George III in 1785.

The Maritime Province of New Brunswick was home to French-speaking peoples (Acadians) who were forcibly displaced in 1755.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expulsion_of_the_Acadians

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The face of the postcard is a photograph of the “Bridge and Falls Saint John”.

The Saint John River flows through the middle of the city, and the Reversing Falls rapids were extremely hazardous for city transport.

In 1939, there were three bridges sharing the crossing – an early suspension bridge (1853), the “Reversing Falls Railroad Bridge” (1885), and the “Saint John Highway Arch Bridge” (1915).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reversing_Falls_Bridge

The Arch Bridge once carried a trolley line.

In the photograph, one can see the Arch bridge over foaming water.

The postcard was published by the Valentine-Black Company, Ltd. of Toronto; it was printed in the US.

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On the reverse, Nina carefully notes the date, and begins her message without a greeting.

She reports, “The day was beautiful” – although “very hot in the a. m. but really breezy here on the Bay of Fundy.”

Nina found today’s tour “rather monotonous” – “we saw weirs (traps) made of tree branches for catching salmon.”

Fortunately, the day ended with “good 50 cent dinner”.

In closing, Mildred is exhorted to “Keep well”.

Mildred preserved the postcard in very good condition throughout her life.

One hopes that Nina enjoyed the rest of her excursion and that the friends exchanged many more postcards.