Natural Bridge patent tablets and Washington/Jefferson portraits, Natural Bridge, Virginia, circa 1926

Subjects: Monuments & Memorials Patriotic Public Figures
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Natural Bridge patent tablets and Washington/Jefferson portraits, Natural Bridge, Virginia, circa 1926, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

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A composite postcard showing two large stone tablets: on the left, 'The Bridge of Years' plaque; on the right, a 1926 tablet commemorating the Natural Bridge patent surveyed by George Washington and granted to Thomas Jefferson. Between them are oval portraits of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson with their names.

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PublisherTichnor Bros. Inc.

THE BRIDGE OF YEARS [illegible] George Washington Thomas Jefferson 1926 THIS TABLET COMMEMORATES THE FACT THAT THE NATURAL BRIDGE PATENT WAS SURVEYED BY GEORGE WASHINGTON ABOUT 1750 A.D. AND WAS GRANTED TO THOMAS JEFFERSON JULY 5, 1774 A.D. ERECTED BY THE NATURAL BRIDGE CHAPTER OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION GLASGOW, VIRGINIA 14 --- George Washington surveyed Natural Bridge in 1750 for King George III, of England, under the supervision of Lord Fairfax. Thomas Jefferson acquired the Natural Bridge and 157 acres surrounding the Bridge from King George III for 20 shillings on July 5th, 1774. NATURAL BRIDGE OF VIRGINIA, INC. "TICHNOR QUALITY VIEWS" REG. U. S. PAT. OFF. MADE ONLY BY TICHNOR BROS., INC., BOSTON, MASS. POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE MADE IN U. S. A. 70051

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Series	14
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Natural Bridge, VA
Place mentioned	Glasgow, VA
Place mentioned	Natural Bridge, VA
Publisher	Tichnor Bros. Inc., Boston, MA
Notes	Linen texture; number 14 printed at top right; no white border. No postmark. Unused divided-back linen card; printed back only, no handwriting except dealer pencil '#59' at lower right. Tichnor Bros. imprint; card number 70051.

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Natural Bridge patent tablets and Washington/Jefferson portraits, Natural Bridge, Virginia, circa 1926, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/natural-bridge-patent-tablets-and-washington-jefferson-portr. Accessed October 5, 2026.