• Old Wooden Covered Bridge Old South Postcard | Chrome Era Postmarked 1967
  • Old Wooden Covered Bridge Scene in OLD SOUTH Vintage Postcard
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Scenic South Card | Bessemer, AL

Old Wooden Covered Bridge Old South | Chrome Era Postcard

Old Wooden Covered Bridge Old South | Chrome Era Postcard

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AT A GLANCE

Title:
"A Scene in the Old South"
Publisher:
Scenic South Card Co. Bessemer, AL
Type:
Standard Size Postcard (3 ½” x 5 ½”)
Subject:
Covered bridge, farmer, horse, cart
Style:
Documentary, rural photography
Circa:
1967
Date:
April 3, 1967 (Postmarked)
Print type:
Photochrome print
Condition:
Good (G)
Color:
Glossy
Postcard:
Chrome
Location:
Somewhere in the South, USA
Postmark:
Postally Used | Messaged
Notes:
George Washington 5¢ Postage Stamp (Blue/Gray #1213 - 1962) | S-26041-3 Printer Number

Vintage chrome era postcard featuring a nostalgic scene of the old South—a farmer with horse cart crossing a wooden covered bridge. The postcard back notes these bridges were common in pre-Civil War days; few survive today.

Postmarked 1967, sent from Davenport, Florida to Rising Sun, Indiana with original handwritten message. Condition is good with age-appropriate patina and spots. Arrives in protective postcard sleeve.

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