Natural Bridge, Virginia, 1936

Subjects: Bridges & Dams Forests & Trees Rivers & Streams
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1936 (Linen)

Back of Natural Bridge, Virginia, 1936, c. 1936 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

The Natural Bridge spans Cedar Creek in Rockbridge County, Virginia, a limestone arch about 215 feet high rising from a wooded gorge. Trees frame the opening, and a path with a railing follows the stream in the foreground. Thomas Jefferson purchased the site in 1774, and it remained a noted Virginia landmark and tourist stop. A visitor wrote that it was "worth seeing, very beautiful" and described seeing the bridge from underneath.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

This is worth seeing, very beautiful. First came back from see the bridge from underneath this noon. 4 o'clock Elizabeth.

PostmarkedNatural Bridge, VA, September 5, 1936

Addressed to

Mr. & Mrs. Harlan Clark

326 Walnut St, Royersford, PA

Postcard record

Postmarked	September 5, 1936, Natural Bridge, VA
Publisher	E. C. Kropp Co.
Series	5320
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Mr. & Mrs. Harlan Clark, 326 Walnut St,, Royersford, PA
Place depicted	Natural Bridge, VA
Publisher	E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, WI
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
Notes	Linen-textured stock; white border. Postmark: NATURAL BRIDGE VA. SEP 5 -PM 1936. Linen-texture divided-back card with white border; E.C. Kropp Co. imprint (No. 5320); light edge wear and toning.

Cite this card

Natural Bridge, Virginia, 1936, postcard, c. 1936. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/natural-bridge-virginia-1936. Accessed November 2, 2026.