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Williamsburg Bridge, New York, circa 1935

Subjects
Bridges & DamsShips & BoatsWaterfronts & Harbors
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Williamsburg Bridge, New York, circa 1935, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Williamsburg Bridge, New York, circa 1935, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The Williamsburg Bridge spans the East River in this view, its steel towers and lattice truss roadway rising above a busy waterfront with steamboats and a ferry plying the water and brick industrial buildings in the foreground. Opened in 1903 to link Manhattan's Lower East Side with Brooklyn's Williamsburg, the bridge was designed under Leffert L. Buck and, at the time of its completion, had the longest suspension span in the world. The crowded river traffic and factory-lined shores shown here reflect the working harbor that surrounded it in the early 20th century.

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Williamsburg Bridge, New York. --- THIS SPACE FOR WRITING WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE crosses East River from Delancey and Clinton Streets, Manhattan, to Broadway, Brooklyn. Is a combine cantilever and suspension bridge. Opened Dec. 19, 1903, cost including land 24 million dollars. Crossed daily by about 400,000. POST CARD THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS PLACE STAMP HERE MADE IN USA W 86
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Postcard record

Series5960
ConditionVery good
Place depictedNew York, NY
Place mentionedWilliamsburg Bridge, New York, NY
NotesWhite border; fine linen-textured stock; red card number "5960" printed at lower left; light edge wear and soiling. No postmark — card is unused. Divided-back "POST CARD" with "THIS SPACE FOR WRITING" / "THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS" and "PLACE STAMP HERE" box; "MADE IN USA" printed vertically at the divider with a diamond "W / 86" mark at bottom. White border and linen-like texture (front). No message, no address, no stamp.

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Williamsburg Bridge, New York, circa 1935, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/williamsburg-bridge-new-york-circa-1935. Accessed October 25, 2026.