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Route 219 highway scene near Johnstown, Pennsylvania, circa 1940

Subjects
Forests & TreesMountains & Hills
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Route 219 highway scene near Johnstown, Pennsylvania, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Route 219 highway scene near Johnstown, Pennsylvania, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A winding two-lane highway curves along a rocky stream through densely wooded hills, with autumn foliage in reds and yellows and layered mountain ridges fading into a blue sky. The card's own caption identifies the view as a scene on Route 219, the Pennsylvania highway linking the William Penn and Lincoln Highways, reached via Johnstown. Route 219 runs through the Allegheny Mountains of western Pennsylvania, a region whose steep, forested ridges and creek valleys made such curving mountain roads characteristic of the area.

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PublisherMinsky Bros. & Co.
J-26 Scenic on Route 219, Connecting Wm. Penn and Lincoln Highways Beautiful Penna. Scenery via Johnstown, Pa. 7A-H3803 --- BEAUTIFUL PENNA. SCENERY Route U. S. 219 connects Wm. Penn and Lincoln Highways. POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE MINSKY BROS. & CO., PUBLISHING DIVISION, PITTSBURGH, PA. "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.
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Minnie Rayman

Carole Irepel Riverside, R.D. # 7, Johnstown, Penna. Jan-22-1946 Minnie Rayman

FromCarole Irepel, Riverside, R.D. #7, Johnstown, PA

Postcard record

PublisherMinsky Bros. & Co.
SeriesJ-26
ConditionVery good
Place mentionedJohnstown, PA
Place mentionedPennsylvania, PA, PA
PublisherMinsky Bros. & Co., Pittsburgh, PA
Place sent fromCarole Irepel, Riverside, R.D. #7, Johnstown, PA
NotesLinen-textured stock with a cream white border; Curt Teich-style production codes J-26 and 7A-H3803 printed in the margins. No postmark; handwritten date Jan-22-1946. Divided back, linen texture, white border. Minsky Bros. & Co. (Pittsburgh) imprint; C.T. Art-Colortone.

Cite this card

Route 219 highway scene near Johnstown, Pennsylvania, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/route-219-highway-scene-near-johnstown-pennsylvania-circa-19. Accessed October 24, 2026.