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Market Street Bridge at night, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, circa 1940

Subjects
Bridges & DamsRivers & Streams
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Market Street Bridge at night, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Market Street Bridge at night, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The card pictures the Market Street Bridge at night, its arched spans and lamp posts reflected in the river beneath a bright moon. Completed in 1928, the bridge carries Market Street across the Susquehanna River between Harrisburg and Wormleysburg and is noted for its concrete arches and classical detailing.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Hello, I am feeling fine hope this finds you all the same. I may be home the 12 of Aug. Love to all Kennon

PublisherJ. B. Hoffman
MARKET STREET BRIDGE AT NIGHT, ONE OF PENNSYLVANIA'S FINEST BRIDGES, HARRISBURG, PA. 121554 --- THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY J. B. HOFFMAN, HARRISBURG, PA. C. T. AMERICAN ART COLORED TICHNOR QUALITY
PostmarkedHarrisburg, PA, July 29, 1937, 22:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs Raymond Dunes

Le Gore, MD

Postcard record

Postmarked, Harrisburg, PA
PublisherJ. B. Hoffman
Series121554
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMrs Raymond Dunes, Le Gore, MD
Place depictedMarket Street Bridge, Harrisburg, PA
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border; linen texture; printed number 121554 at lower right. Postmark: HARRISBURG JUL 29 10:30 PM 1937 PA. Divided-back linen-era card with white border; Tichnor "American Art Colored" stock printed for J. B. Hoffman, Harrisburg; light edge/corner wear and slight toning.

Cite this card

Market Street Bridge at night, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/market-street-bridge-at-night-harrisburg-pennsylvania-circa. Accessed October 24, 2026.