Florida's Sunshine Skyway

SUNSHINE SKYWAY spectacular 15 mile bridge built at a cost of $22,000,000. The last link of new U. S. 19, it increases communication between Pinellas, Manatee an Sarasota counties.

Color Photo by Ted Lagerberg

 

Parke County, Indiana

PARKE COUNTY, INDIANA

COVERED BRIDGE FESTIVAL held 2nd weekend thru 3rd weekend of Oct. each year with tours of most of the 38 covered bridges. Entertainment and display of Parke Co. products, also fine food and Sunday morning pancake breakfast with maple syrup. Also Maple Syrup tours last weekend in Frbruary and first weekend in March.

Photo by Mitchell

 

Cape Cod Canal

CAPE COD CANAL AND SAGAMORE BRIDGE

there is something exciting about seeing large ships pass through a canal. Motorists line the highway and kiddies thrill at the close up views obtained along this inland waterway.

Port of Duluth

PORT OF DULUTH

GATEWAY TO THE SEA

SEA MAIDEN, a freighter from Monrovia, Liberia, entering the Duluth-Superior harbor to pick up a cargo for European ports.

Anscochrome by H. C. Hicks

Sight-Seeing Boats

HARBOR TOURS   •   Sight-Seeing Boats

docked at Pier 43, Fisherman's Wharf

It is from this point that the one and two hour Bay cruises are conducted to the delight and thorough enjoyment of thousands of visitors to San Francisco/ Three 400 passenger boats,, The Harbor King, Queen and Harbor Princess take you on this fully narrated tour.

Color by Igor Stchogoleff

The Overseas Highway

AERIAL VIEW OF

SEVEN MILE AND BAHIA HONDA BRIDGES

ON THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY TO KEY WEST,

SOUTHERN MOST CITY OF THE U. S.

 

Hello from the Brooklyn Bridge

LOWER MANHATTAN SKYLINE

SHOWING BROOKLYN BRIDGE

New York City

 

U. S. Customs

U. S. CUSTOMS

Pigeon River, Minn.

postmarked 1961

 

Califormia Zephyr Crossing Sierra Nevada

The Vista-Dome California Zephyr crosses the Sierra Nevada range near the headwaters of the fabulous Feather River, on its thrill-filled 2500-mile Chicago-San Francisco journey.

BURLINGTON • RIO GRANDE • WESTERN PACIFIC

Grayline New York Highlights

SUNSET OVER NEW YORK CITY

Dramatically beautiful, this scene shows some of the bridges over the East River connecting Manhattan to Long Island.

Delaware Memorial Bridge

NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE. Approach to Delaware Memorial Bridge by Rte. 40 on Delaware side of Delaware River.

postmarked 1967
 

San Francisco's Cable Cars

Crossing at California and Powell Sts. are two of San Francisco's famed cable cars. Looking down California a portion of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge can be seen in the distance.

Greetings from Chicago -- Just Bought the Wrigley Building

CHICAGO TRIBUNE — MICHIGAN AVENUE BRIDGE

The Tribune Tower on North Michigan Avenue contains the plant of the Chicago Tribune. Its observatory is one of the best places to survey the Chicago area. The Wrigley Building stands on the other side of the Michigan Avenue Bridge bridgehead.

postmarked 1958

Northern Pacific Train in Montana

Northern Pacific Railway Company's famous Vista-Dome North Coast Limited train crossing the Noxon Bridge over the Clark Fork River, in Montana. The Noxon Bridge is about 135 miles west of Missoula, Montana.

Route of the Vista-Dome

NORTH COAST LIMITED

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Royal Gorge Suspension Bridge

Compare the postcard above to the one I previously posted. Now I know why the postcard below has such an odd shape on the lower left!

ROYAL GORGE SUSPENSION BRIDGE, world's highest bridge, over the Royal Gorge of the Arkansas River near Canon City, Colorado, offers a spectacular and thrilling scene to its thousands of visitors each year. Length of structure - 1,260 ft. Length of main span - 882 ft. Width - 18 ft. Height of towerw - 150 ft. Height of bridge above river, 1,053 ft.

Aerial Lift Bridge -- Duluth, Minnesota

RIDING HIGH ON

THE FAMOUS AERIAL LIFT BRIDGE

DULUTH, MINNESOTA

postmarked 1966

Charlton Memorial Bridge

THE CHARLTON MEMORIAL BRIDGE SPANNING THE BLUESTONE GORGE ON THE WEST VIRGINA TURNPIKE

This gigantic structure towers 246 feet over the beautiful Bluestone Gorge and was dedicated to the late Sgt. Cornelius Charlton awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously.

Hello from the Mackinac Bridge

THE MACKINAC BRIDGE

In Michigan -- The Water Wonderland

An early morning view from the bridge maintenance area. That's the Mackinac Bridge bus on the roadway at left. It maintains schedules between St. Ignace and Mackinac City. A lake freighter passes serenly (sic) eastward under the center span with scarcely a ripple. The green cable coming directly toward the camera doesn't look very big, but it is 24-1/2" in diameter and contains 12,580 wires.

Photo by Lucy Gridley

Golden Gate Bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco was designed by Joseph B. Strauss and completed in May 1937 at a cost of $35,500,000. The huge span is illuminated by night with yellow sodium vapor lights and links northern California to the peninsula of San Francisco.

Map: Mackinac Bridge & Area

MICHIGAN (THE GREAT LAKES STATE)

HOME OF THE WORLD'S LONGEST SUSPENSION BRIDGE (5 miles) CONNECTING UPPER & LOWER MICHIGAN

Over 3,000 miles of beautiful shoreline — and more than 11,000 lakes. An ideal area to fish, hunt, and vacation. state animal - Wolverine — State flower - The Apple Blossom — State Bird - Robin.