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Aerial view of Natural Bridge, Virginia, 1930

Subjects
Aerial Views & PanoramasBridges & DamsHotels & Inns
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Aerial view of Natural Bridge, Virginia, 1930, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Aerial view of Natural Bridge, Virginia, 1930, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

An aerial view of the Natural Bridge in Rockbridge County, Virginia, with the limestone arch at lower left and a hotel complex with red roofs set among wooded hills and landscaped grounds. The arch measures 90 feet long, 100 feet wide on average, 215 feet high, and 40 feet thick, with Cedar Creek flowing beneath it. George III granted 157 acres including the bridge to Thomas Jefferson on July 5, 1774. Jefferson, who once owned the site, called it 'the most sublime of Nature's works.'

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Sunday 7 A M Just Eat Breakfast in Va. Leon is just across the white line in center of Street Dad

PublisherE. C. Kropp Co.
AIR VIEW OF NATURAL BRIDGE, VIRGINIA --- THE NATURAL BRIDGE OF VIRGINIA is located in Rockbridge County a few miles to the west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Length of bridge 90 feet; width average 100 feet; height 215 feet; 40 feet thick. Granted from George III on July 5, 1774 to Thomas Jefferson, 157 acres, which included the bridge and Cedar Creek which flows under it. 7772 POST CARD BY E. C. KROPP CO., MILWAUKEE, WIS.
PostmarkedBRISTOL, December 6, 1930, 16:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Harlan Clark

326 Walnut St Royersford, PA

Postcard record

Postmarked, BRISTOL
PublisherE. C. Kropp Co.
Series7772
ConditionVery good
Place addressedHarlan Clark, 326 Walnut St, Royersford, PA
Place depictedNatural Bridge, VA
PublisherE. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, WI
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border; linen-textured stock; small blue mark at upper right. Postmark: BRISTOL DEC 6 1930. Divided-back linen-era card with white border; printed "Air View of Natural Bridge, Virginia" caption and E.C. Kropp imprint (series 7772); moderate foxing/toning on back.

Cite this card

Aerial view of Natural Bridge, Virginia, 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/aerial-view-of-natural-bridge-virginia-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.