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Allegheny Tunnel, Pennsylvania Turnpike, circa 1940

Subjects
AutomobilesSubways & Elevated Rails
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Allegheny Tunnel, Pennsylvania Turnpike, circa 1940, Elizabeth Township, PA, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Allegheny Tunnel, Pennsylvania Turnpike, circa 1940, Elizabeth Township, PA, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this subject

View down the length of a two-lane highway tunnel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, with tiled walls, a curved ceiling lined with rows of lights, and blue-and-white curbed lanes converging toward the distant portal. The tunnel entrance with its arched facade is visible at the upper left.

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PublisherTichnor Bros. Inc.
One of the Tunnels on Pennsylvania Turnpike, "America's Super Highway" --- One of the seven tunnels carrying the Turnpike beneath formidable mountains, six were inherited from the old rail project. The interior view of the Allegheny tunnel, near New Baltimore and the entrance to the Tuscarora is shown. Others at Laurel, Allegheny, Ray's Hill, Sideling Hill, Tuscarora, Kittatinny, Blue Mountain. POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE 79699 MADE IN U. S. A. HOWARD JOHNSON PUBLISHING DEPARTMENT, BEDFORD, PA "TICHNOR QUALITY VIEWS" REG. U. S. PAT. OFF. MADE ONLY BY TICHNOR BROS., INC., BOSTON, MASS.
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ConditionGood
Place depictedPennsylvania Turnpike, Elizabeth Township, PA
Place mentionedBedford, PA
PublisherTichnor Bros. Inc., Tichnor Bros. Inc., Boston, MA, Boston, MA
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; caption printed in white along the bottom edge; slight edge wear. No postmark, stamp, or handwriting on back. Divided-back Tichnor 'Quality Views' linen card, Howard Johnson Publishing Department issue (Bedford, PA), card no. 79699, printed in U.S.A.; light toning/soiling, no damage.

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Allegheny Tunnel, Pennsylvania Turnpike, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/allegheny-tunnel-pennsylvania-turnpike-circa-1940. Accessed October 5, 2026.