Washington Profile, Sayre Park, So. Bethlehem, PA, 1912

Subjects: Public Parks & Commons Schools & Universities
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1912 (Golden Age)

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About this postcard

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 Some very pretty sights around here. I will send you some more To me

PostmarkedSOUTH BETH, January 29, 1912, 10:00

Addressed to

Mrs. Cora Whale

925 Robinson Danville

Postcard record

Postmarked	January 29, 1912, 10:00, SOUTH BETH
Publisher	Anglo Am. Post Card Co.
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Mrs. Cora Whale, 925 Robinson, Danville
Place depicted	So. Bethlehem, PA
Place mentioned	Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
Publisher	Anglo Am. Post Card Co., New York, NY
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
Notes	White border strip at bottom carrying the printed caption; overall pinkish-purple tint, light surface wear and soiling, no writing on front. Postmark: SOUTH BETH[lehem] JAN 29 10 AM 1912. Divided-back Anglo Am. Post Card Co. card (413 Broadway, New York); 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, Sayre Park, So. Bethlehem, PA, 1912, postcard, c. 1912. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/washington-profile-sayre-park-so-bethlehem-pa-1912. Accessed November 2, 2026.