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Vintage American Archives for Scene / Type Lakes and Rivers

Lakes and Rivers

Bridal Veil Falls Vintage Niagara Falls Postcard

Last Modified: August 15, 2010

This vintage Niagara Falls postcard shows Bridal Veil Falls on the American side with the Cave of the Winds behind it. Although this postcard is newer and brighter than the Cave of the Winds postcard, it is still older than 1920 because we see the bridge to the Cave of the Winds allowing people to […]

Filed Under: Bridges, Lakes and Rivers, Niagara Falls Tagged With: Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls postcard, old postcards, postcard, vintage postcards, waterfalls, white water

Vintage American Archives for Scene / Type Lakes and Rivers

Cave of the Winds Vintage Niagara Falls Postcard

Last Modified: August 15, 2010

This is a very old postcard, dated 1900, showing a lithograph of the Cave of the Winds at Niagara Falls, New York. The Cave of the Winds was actually a hollowed out cave behind Bridal Veil Falls on the American side of the Niagara Falls. At the time of this postcard, people could reach the […]

Filed Under: Bridges, Lakes and Rivers, Niagara Falls Tagged With: Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls postcard, old postcards, postcard, vintage postcards, waterfalls, white water

Vintage American Archives for Scene / Type Lakes and Rivers

Ice at Niagara Falls Vintage Postcard

Last Modified: June 9, 2018

This vintage postcard is dated September 1, 1906 and shows the ice mounds that form at the base of Niagara Falls. We see a crowd watching as people climb the ice to the top and then slide down. This looks to be a fun winter sport for visitors to the Falls. The tourist shop to […]

Filed Under: Lakes and Rivers, New York, Niagara Falls, Sports Tagged With: New York, New York postcard, old postcards, postcard, vintage postcards, waterfalls, winter postcards

Vintage American Archives for Scene / Type Lakes and Rivers

Fisherman in Black Hills Stream Vintage Postcard

Last Modified: June 10, 2018

Vintage Postcard of a Fisherman in a Black Hills Stream

This vintage postcard shows a Fisherman in the middle of a pristine mountain stream in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The card is from the same 1949 travel series encouraging fishing, camping, hiking, and just visiting the Black Hills National Park. Known for trout fishing, the fisherman in the Black Hills can also catch […]

Filed Under: Father's Day, Lakes and Rivers, National Parks, South Dakota Tagged With: Black Hills, Father's Day postcard, fishing, old postcards, postcard, South Dakota, South Dakota postcard, vintage postcards

Vintage American Archives for Scene / Type Lakes and Rivers

Panther Hollow Lake in Schenley Park Vintage Postcard

Last Modified: June 10, 2018

Vintage Postcard of Panther Hollow Lake by Night

This 1910 vintage postcard shows a couple boating across a lake by moonlight. The lake is Panther Hollow Lake in Schenley Park which borders Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens of Pittsburgh. A very romantic setting for the couple in the postcard with moonlight streaming across the lake. It’s a great view of an early 1900s […]

Filed Under: Bridges, Lakes and Rivers, Parks, Pennsylvania Tagged With: moonlight postcard, old postcards, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania postcard, Pittsburgh, postcard, vintage postcards

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Pittsburgh By Night Vintage Postcard

Last Modified: June 10, 2018

Vintage Postcard of Downtown Pittsburgh on a Moonlit Night

This vintage postcard shows downtown Pittsburgh By Night in 1931. It shows a very interesting view of Pittsburgh at night across the Monongahela river from the summit on the south shore of Pittsburgh’s river, “The Mon”. The bridge is the Wabash Bridge (a railroad bridge) built in 1902 – 1904. The superstructure was removed in […]

Filed Under: Bridges, Lakes and Rivers, Pennsylvania Tagged With: moonlight postcard, old postcards, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania postcard, Pittsburgh, postcard, vintage postcards

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Pittsburgh Vintage Postcard – Point Park in 1931

Last Modified: June 10, 2018

Vintage 1931 Postcard of the Pittsburgh Park called The Point

This vintage postcard shows a view of the rivers of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1931 at what is today Point Park, where the Ohio River, the Allegheny River, and the Monongahela River all meet to form a triangle of land. In this picture, the park had not been built yet. Notice the steam ships and barges […]

Filed Under: Bridges, Lakes and Rivers, Pennsylvania, Ships and Boats Tagged With: old postcards, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania postcard, Pittsburgh, postcard, vintage postcards

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Pittsburgh Vintage Postcard – Point Park in 1800s

Last Modified: June 10, 2018

Vintage 1800s Postcard of the Pittsburgh Park called The Point

This vintage postcard shows a view of the rivers of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the late 1800s at what is today Point Park, where the Ohio River, the Allegheny River, and the Monongahela River all meet to form a triangle of land. In this picture, the park had not been built yet. Notice the steam ships […]

Filed Under: Bridges, Lakes and Rivers, Pennsylvania, Ships and Boats Tagged With: old postcards, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania postcard, Pittsburgh, postcard, vintage postcards

Vintage American Archives for Scene / Type Lakes and Rivers

Multnomah Falls Vintage Postcard

Last Modified: June 10, 2018

Vintage Postcard of Multnomah Falls in Oregon

This vintage postcard, from 1935, shows Multnomah Falls in Oregon and the Benson Foot Bridge spanning it. Multnomah Falls is one of the most spectacular sites to see in Oregon. The second highest water fall in the United States, Multnomah Falls, is the largest of many falls seen along the highway. A huge volume of […]

Filed Under: Bridges, Lakes and Rivers, Oregon Tagged With: old postcards, Oregon, Oregon postcard, postcard, vintage postcards, waterfalls

Vintage American Archives for Scene / Type Lakes and Rivers

Crater Lake Vintage Postcard

Last Modified: June 10, 2018

Vintage Postcard of Crater Lake National Park

This vintage postcard, circa 1935 – 1940, shows Crater Lake in Oregon in brilliant colors with the mountains surrounding the lake that rise to sheer cliffs of two thousand feet. The lake is known for always having this blue color that is captured in the postcard. Located in Southern Oregon, Crater Lake is in the […]

Filed Under: Lakes and Rivers, National Parks, Oregon Tagged With: old postcards, Oregon, Oregon postcard, postcard, vintage postcards

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