Washington Profile rock formation, Sayre Park, Lehigh University, South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, circa 1910

Subjects: Public Parks & Commons Schools & Universities
Card type: Lithograph
Date: Postmarked January 29, 1911 (Golden Age)

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About this subject

A large rocky outcrop on a wooded hillside, its weathered face resembling a human profile (the "Washington Profile"), with a slender tree growing at left and a small figure in white standing among the boulders below. The view is tinted in purple and pink tones.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Matt I am very sorry to leave you here.

PostmarkedSo. Bethlehem, PA, January 29, 1911, 08:00

Addressed to

Mrs Eva Whalen

235 Robinson, Danville, Ill

Postcard record

Postmarked	January 29, 1911, 08:00, So. Bethlehem, PA
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Mrs Eva Whalen, 235 Robinson, Danville, IL
Place depicted	So. Bethlehem, PA
Place mentioned	Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
Publisher	Anglo Am. Post Card Co., New York, NY, New York, NY
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
Notes	White border strip at bottom carrying the printed caption; overall pinkish-purple tint, light surface wear and soiling, no writing on front. Postmark: SO. BETHLEHEM JAN 29 1911 8 AM. Divided-back Anglo Am. Post Card Co. card; colored halftone with white border; heavy foxing/staining, ink smudges, and edge/corner wear; 1c stamp with wavy flag cancel.

Cite this card

Washington Profile rock formation, Sayre Park, Lehigh University, South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, circa 1910, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/washington-profile-rock-formation-sayre-park-lehigh-universi. Accessed October 5, 2026.