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West Side Express Highway and Hudson River from George Washington Bridge, New York City, circa 1940

Subjects
AutomobilesRivers & StreamsStreet Scenes
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of West Side Express Highway and Hudson River from George Washington Bridge, New York City, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of West Side Express Highway and Hudson River from George Washington Bridge, New York City, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this subject

View along the West Side Express Highway beside the Hudson River, with several 1930s-era automobiles on the road and the river and far shore beyond. The caption notes the view is from the George Washington Bridge in New York City.

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PublisherColourpicture Publication
WEST SIDE EXPRESS HIGHWAY AND HUDSON RIVER 37 FROM GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE, NEW YORK CITY K4831 --- This is one of New York's finest highways and has considerably helped the city's traffic problem. It is beautifully landscaped along its course as it skirts the shores of the Hudson. POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE A "COLOURPICTURE" PUBLICATION, BOSTON 15, MASS., U.S.A. Manhattan Post Card Publishing Co., Inc.
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Series37
ConditionVery good
Place depictedHudson River, NY
Place mentionedNew York, NY
Place mentionedGeorge Washington Bridge, New York, NY
PublisherColourpicture Publication, Boston, MA
NotesWhite border; linen texture; printed caption and numbers. No postmark; unused card. Divided-back linen card with white border; 'Colourpicture' publication, Boston 15, Mass. Small pencil notation '-9 3||' on the message side.

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West Side Express Highway and Hudson River from George Washington Bridge, New York City, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/west-side-express-highway-and-hudson-river-from-george-washi. Accessed October 5, 2026.