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John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge over the Ohio River, Cincinnati, Ohio, circa 1940

Subjects
Bridges & DamsRivers & Streams
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge over the Ohio River, Cincinnati, Ohio, circa 1940, Mrs L A Blaine, PA, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge over the Ohio River, Cincinnati, Ohio, circa 1940, Mrs L A Blaine, PA, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The card shows the great stone tower and steel deck of the suspension bridge at Cincinnati, seen from the Ohio River with the city skyline and riverfront buildings behind it, all rendered in a warm sunset palette. The structure is the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, designed by Roebling and opened in 1866, which spans the Ohio River between Cincinnati and Covington, Kentucky, and served as a prototype for his later Brooklyn Bridge. Its sandstone towers and main span made it one of the longest suspension bridges in the world at the time of its completion.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

We came with [illegible] to Monday on into town and back here trying to find merchandise and it was so hot, but I had quite good this week. Barkers.

PublisherJ. Louis Motz News Co.
19—Suspension Bridge, Cincinnati, Ohio 3A-H288 --- POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE J. LOUIS MOTZ NEWS CO., CINCINNATI, O. GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.)
PostmarkedCincinnati, OH
Addressed to
Mrs L A Blaine

305 West Cunningham St, Butler, PA

Postcard record

PostmarkedCincinnati, OH
PublisherJ. Louis Motz News Co.
Series19
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMrs L A Blaine, 305 West Cunningham St, Butler, PA
NotesLinen-textured stock with a white border; "3A-H288" in the lower right is a Curt Teich production code, indicating a ca. 1940s printing. Postmark: CINCINNATI OHIO 1941 (boxed slogan: BUY U.S. BONDS / ASK YOUR POSTMASTER). Linen-era Curteich "C.T. Art-Colortone" back, divided, white border; light edge wear and slight toning.

Cite this card

John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge over the Ohio River, Cincinnati, Ohio, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/john-a-roebling-suspension-bridge-over-the-ohio-river-cincin. Accessed October 24, 2026.