Abstract
Postcard is a color illustration of the Manhattan Bridge in NYC. The postcard is divided, has a handwritten note, and looks to have been postmarked in September. The year is obscure and the stamp is missing. The postcard is circa 1907-1914.
The picture side reads:
Manhattan Bridge, New York and Brooklyn.
The back side reads:
POST CARD
This space for message
Address
MANHATTAN BRIDGE
A double deck suspension bridge, constructed 1901-1909. From the Bowery at Canal St. to Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn. Steel towers are 336 feet high, resting on masonry pedestals which are 92 feet below water line. Length of bridge, 8,655 feet; width, 120 feet. Total cost, $13,400,000.
N.Y. 342
Citation:
Manhattan Bridge Postcard to Herbert. (circa 1907-1914). [Postcard]. Everett Hughes Postcard Collection, Brooklyn College Illumira, url, accessed on mm/dd/yyyy.
The picture side reads:
Manhattan Bridge, New York and Brooklyn.
The back side reads:
POST CARD
This space for message
Address
MANHATTAN BRIDGE
A double deck suspension bridge, constructed 1901-1909. From the Bowery at Canal St. to Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn. Steel towers are 336 feet high, resting on masonry pedestals which are 92 feet below water line. Length of bridge, 8,655 feet; width, 120 feet. Total cost, $13,400,000.
N.Y. 342
Citation:
Manhattan Bridge Postcard to Herbert. (circa 1907-1914). [Postcard]. Everett Hughes Postcard Collection, Brooklyn College Illumira, url, accessed on mm/dd/yyyy.
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Language:
English
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https://54098.surd9.group/show.php?pid=njcore:194029
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pid=njcore:194029
PID
njcore:194029
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