Statue of Liberty on Bedloes Island, New York Bay, 1944

Subjects: Monuments & Memorials Waterfronts & Harbors
Card type: Real photo
Date: c. 1944 (Linen)

Back of Statue of Liberty on Bedloes Island, New York Bay, 1944, Pvt. Robert B. Long, FL, USA, c. 1944 real photo postcard — Back

About this postcard

The photograph shows the Statue of Liberty rising from its stone pedestal on the star-shaped base of Fort Wood, seen across New York Bay. Small figures of visitors stand on the lawn and walkway below the pedestal. Bedloes Island, as the card names it, was the site's designation until it was renamed Liberty Island in 1956. By the 1940s the statue was a national monument and a familiar harbor landmark, its pedestal still set within the old fort's footprint. During the war years New York Harbor was a busy port of embarkation, and the statue remained a constant landmark for ships entering and leaving.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Bob: I am spending a few days in N.Y. and will be on my way home shortly. We left here for four days. Nothing to do but sleep, run around until we're too tired to and then sleep again. These days are great, and I've been in the Empire State Bldg so far. I'll write and tell you about it later. Guy

PostmarkedNew York, NY, March 8, 1944, 18:00

Addressed to

Pvt. Robert B. Long

608th Training Group Hq Miami Beach, FL

Postcard record

Postmarked	March 8, 1944, 18:00, New York, NY
Publisher	,
Series	No. 17
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Pvt. Robert B. Long, 608th Training Group Hq, Miami Beach, FL
Place mentioned	Empire State Building, New York, NY
Place mentioned	Bedloes Island, New York, NY
Place mentioned	New York Bay, NY
received	M. BCH, FL
Stamp	3c eagle, purple
Stamp	3c Win the War (eagle on stars-and-stripes background)
Notes	White border around a sepia photographic print; light surface wear and a faint pinkish smudge at the left edge. No printed text on the front; back printed with caption 'No. 17 Statue of Liberty on Bedloes Island in New York Bay', heading 'Post Card / PHOTOGRAPH', and 'This post card purchased atop Empire State Building, N.Y.C.' Postmark: NEW YORK, N.Y. MAR 8 9 PM 1944. Divided-back glossy photo card with white border; 3c Win the War stamp with 'GIVE RED CROSS WAR FUND' slogan cancel; dealer pencil note 'RMLJ $4-' at top edge. Receiving mark: ARMY DIRECTORY SERVICE GIVEN, AREA POST OFFICE, M. BCH, FLA.; handwritten number '9408' inside a circle drawn around 'Miami' on the address side.

Cite this card

Statue of Liberty on Bedloes Island, New York Bay, 1944, postcard, c. 1944. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/statue-of-liberty-on-bedloes-island-new-york-bay-1944. Accessed November 2, 2026.