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High Bridge over the Harlem River, New York, 1914

Subjects
Bridges & DamsHistoric Towers
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1914 (Golden Age)
Front of High Bridge over the Harlem River, New York, 1914, Nina Flynn, NY, USA, c. 1914 lithograph postcard
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Back of High Bridge over the Harlem River, New York, 1914, Nina Flynn, NY, USA, c. 1914 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A tinted view shows the High Bridge, a long stone aqueduct bridge with tall arches, spanning the Harlem River in New York. The Highbridge Water Tower rises at the left above wooded heights, with city buildings on the far bank and a park-like foreground with stone gate piers and lamps. Completed in 1848 as part of the Croton Aqueduct, the High Bridge carried water into Manhattan and became a popular promenade and postcard subject. The Highbridge Water Tower, completed in 1872, helped supply upper Manhattan and stands as a landmark above the river.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Nina. Have just got home from class meeting. to late to write a letter. will try tomorrow night. all are well will soon see you Lovingly, Margt.

HIGHBRIDGE NEW YORK.
PostmarkedNew York, NY
Stamp
Addressed to
Nina Flynn

Cobleskill, NY

Postcard record

PostmarkedNew York, NY
ConditionFair
Place addressedNina Flynn, Cobleskill, NY
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
NotesWhite border along bottom carrying the printed caption 'HIGHBRIDGE NEW YORK'; heavy white scratch/abrasion across the lower left of the image; faint small printed caption or photo credit in the grass at left, illegible. Postmark: NEW YORK, N.Y., 1914. Divided-back chromolithograph; white border; pencil dealer mark '112 2.00' at top.

Cite this card

High Bridge over the Harlem River, New York, 1914, postcard, c. 1914. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/high-bridge-over-the-harlem-river-new-york-1914. Accessed November 2, 2026.