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Aerial view of Natural Bridge, Virginia, circa 1940

Subjects
Aerial Views & PanoramasHotels & Inns
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Aerial view of Natural Bridge, Virginia, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Aerial view of Natural Bridge, Virginia, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The card presents an air view of the Natural Bridge in Virginia, with the great limestone arch at lower left and a large hotel complex with red roofs set among wooded hills and landscaped grounds. The printed caption identifies the scene. Natural Bridge is a 215-foot-high natural arch in Rockbridge County, Virginia, long promoted as a scenic wonder; Thomas Jefferson once owned the site and 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.
PostmarkedBoston, MA, August 9, 1936, 16:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Harlan Clark

326 Walnut St, Royersford, PA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Boston, MA
PublisherE. C. Kropp Co.
ConditionVery good
Place addressedHarlan Clark, 326 Walnut St, Royersford, PA
Place depictedNatural Bridge, VA
PublisherE. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, WI
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border; linen-textured stock; small blue mark at upper right. Postmark: BOSTON MASS AUG 9 4-PM 1936. Divided-back linen-era card with white border; printed Natural Bridge, VA caption and E.C. Kropp imprint; moderate foxing/toning on back.

Cite this card

Aerial view of Natural Bridge, Virginia, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/aerial-view-of-natural-bridge-virginia-circa-1940. Accessed October 24, 2026.