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Tuscarora Mountain Tunnel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike at night, Pennsylvania, circa 1940s

Subject
Mountains & Hills
Card type
Linen
Front of Tuscarora Mountain Tunnel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike at night, Pennsylvania, circa 1940s, linen postcard
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Back of Tuscarora Mountain Tunnel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike at night, Pennsylvania, circa 1940s, linen postcard
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About this postcard

Night view of the arched portal of the Tuscarora Mountain Tunnel, with an illuminated sign reading "TUSCARORA MOUNTAIN" mounted above the entrance and the roadway curving into the lit bore. The Tuscarora Tunnel was one of the original seven tunnels bored for the Pennsylvania Turnpike, which opened in 1940 as America's first long-distance rural superhighway, crossing the Allegheny Front between Carlisle and Pittsburgh. The card's photo credit to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission reflects the agency's own publicity views of the new road.

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PublisherJ.P. Walmer
170 TUNNEL THROUGH TUSCARORA MOUNTAIN OF THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE Penn. Turnpike Comm. Photo E-5795 --- Tuscarora Tunnel is 5,326 feet long and has an elevation of about one thousand feet. Tunnels (seven in all) are lighted like day, and contain all modern ventilation and safety devices. POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE J.P. WALMER, BOX 224, HARRISBURG, PA. UNCO
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PublisherJ.P. Walmer
SeriesE-5795
ConditionVery good
Place depictedTuscarora Mountain Tunnel, PA
Place mentionedTuscarora Tunnel, PA
PublisherJ.P. Walmer, Harrisburg, PA
NotesLinen-textured stock with a white border; night scene with printed photo credit and negative number in the lower margin. Unused card: no postmark, no address, no message. Linen-texture stock with white border; undivided back carrying a printed description of the Tuscarora Tunnel, a 'POST CARD' heading with 'PLACE STAMP HERE' box, and a vertical publisher imprint (J.P. Walmer, Box 224, Harrisburg, Pa.) plus a 'UNCO' diamond logo. Light age toning/soiling only.

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Tuscarora Mountain Tunnel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike at night, Pennsylvania, circa 1940s, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/tuscarora-mountain-tunnel-on-the-pennsylvania-turnpike-at-ni. Accessed October 25, 2026.