Vintage Virginia, West Virginia & Pennsylvania Linen Travel Postcard Collection
Nice original collection of vintage linen-era travel and scenic postcards, primarily featuring Virginia and West Virginia with two great Pennsylvania views. The group focuses heavily on Appalachian scenery, caves, waterfalls, highways and classic American roadside tourism.
Virginia highlights include:
* Skyline Caverns, Front Royal, Virginia
* Cathedral Hall, Skyline Caverns
* Capital Dome, Skyline Caverns
* Shrine, Skyline Caverns
* Anthodites, Skyline Caverns
* Fairyland Lake, Skyline Caverns
* Shenandoah National Park
* Tunnel on Skyline Drive
* Natural Chimneys near Mount Solon, Virginia
* Natural Tunnel in Southwestern Virginia
* Mountain Lake, Virginia – 4,000 ft. elevation
* Virginia scenic/waterfall views
West Virginia highlights include:
* Blackwater Falls – “65 Feet High, West Virginia’s Most Beautiful Waterfalls”
* Pinnacle Rock on Route 52 near Bluefield, WV
* “Deepest Highway Cut in U.S., 180 Ft.” on Route 52 near Welch, WV
* Old Man of the Canyon on Routes 19 & 21 near Chimney Corner / New River, WV
* Additional West Virginia mountain, highway and scenic views
Pennsylvania highlights include:
* Pennsylvania Turnpike through the Allegheny Mountains – “America’s Super Highway” near Bedford, Grandview Point and Somerset, PA
* Aerial view of Downtown Pittsburgh, showing the Point where the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers form the Ohio River
Great collection of classic mid-century Appalachian and Mid-Atlantic automobile tourism and roadside Americana. Excellent subjects for collectors of Skyline Caverns, Shenandoah National Park, Skyline Drive, Pennsylvania Turnpike, Pittsburgh, Route 52, Virginia and West Virginia memorabilia.
Cards are in vintage condition with varying degrees of toning, corner and edge wear, surface wear and handling consistent with age. Some may be unused while others may have writing or postal markings. Please review all photos for exact condition.
All postcards shown are included and sold together as one lot.
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