Vintage Pennsylvania Turnpike Bedford PA Photochrome Postcard 5.5x3.5 In

Vintage Pennsylvania Turnpike Bedford PA Photochrome Postcard 5.5x3.5 In

Used: Light corner and edge wear with slight rounding and light surface scuffing; faint horizontal gloss scuff across the center of the front image. Back is unposted with no writing or postal markings; small brown handling spot near the top edge.

Approx. Measurements, see images.

Vintage color photochrome postcard featuring the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Bedford, Pennsylvania.

Front view shows an aerial montage of the Turnpike with tunnel portals, the Blue Mountain sign, bridges and interchange ramps set amid wooded hills; glossy finish.

Front/back caption: PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE "World's Greatest Highway". Pioneer of America's super toll roads, the Pennsylvania Turnpike spans more than one-eighth of the nation. It stretches 360 miles, from the Ohio line in the West to the shores of the Delaware River in the East. More than 150 million people have traveled over it since it was opened in 1940. Color photo by Herbert Lanks. Back printing includes: NATURAL COLOR K CARD FROM KODACHROME; A MIKE ROBERTS COLOR PRODUCTION, BERKELEY 2, CALIF.; Howard Johnson Publishing Department, Bedford, Pa.; printed number C6165.

Type: Printed (Lithograph). Original. Size: Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in). Material: Cardboard. Features: Divided Back. Era: Photochrome (1939-Now). Subject: Pennsylvania Turnpike. Theme: Tourism, Transportation. City: Bedford, Pa.; Region: Pennsylvania; Country of Origin: United States; Continent: North America; Unit of Sale: Single Unit; Number of Items in Set: 1; Postage Condition: Unposted. No UPC/EAN present; see photos for exact details and design elements.

Light corner and edge wear with slight rounding and light surface scuffing; faint horizontal gloss scuff across the center of the front image. Back is unposted with no writing or postal markings; small brown handling spot near the top edge.