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Famous Stone Bridge and Boulevard, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, circa 1934

Subjects
Bridges & DamsRivers & Streams
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Famous Stone Bridge and Boulevard, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, circa 1934, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Famous Stone Bridge and Boulevard, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, circa 1934, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A view along the curving boulevard and its concrete arch span toward the stone arch railroad bridge over the Conemaugh River at Johnstown, with mill buildings, a smokestack, a passing freight train and wooded hills beyond. The stone bridge is the Pennsylvania Railroad's massive 1880s masonry crossing, famous for having withstood the Johnstown Flood of May 31, 1889, when debris piled against it and caught fire. The caption presents the bridge and the riverside boulevard as the city's principal sights in the years after the flood.

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PublisherMinsky Bros. & Co.
FAMOUS STONE BRIDGE AND BOULEVARD, JOHNSTOWN, PA. --- Historic Stone Bridge which became world known in 1889. MINSKY BROS. & CO., PUBLISHING DIVISION, PITTSBURGH, PA. GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE
Addressed to
Mrs Thomas Barrett

166 Tillman Avenue, Johnstown, PA

FromMinnie Rapner

Postcard record

PublisherMinsky Bros. & Co.
SeriesJ-6
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMrs Thomas Barrett, 166 Tillman Avenue, Johnstown, PA
Place depictedJohnstown, PA
PublisherMinsky Bros. & Co., Pittsburgh, PA
NotesLinen-textured stock with cream border; Curt Teich production code '4A-H1170' at lower right and 'J-6' at upper left. No postmark. Handwritten date Oct 1 1946; divided back, linen texture, white border; Minsky Bros./Curteich imprint.

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Famous Stone Bridge and Boulevard, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, circa 1934, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/famous-stone-bridge-and-boulevard-johnstown-pennsylvania-cir. Accessed October 24, 2026.