Name/Title
Postcard: Lincoln Tunnel. (Weehawken, N.J.) N.d., ca. 1963-1980.Entry/Object ID
2011.005.0142Scope and Content
Postcard: Lincoln Tunnel. (Weehawken, N.J.) No date, circa 1963-1980. Color, gloss, borderless, 3-1/2" x 5-1/2"; divided back; unused. Printing on back as recorded below.
An aerial view looking north of the entry plaza and toll booths in Weehawken with all three tunnel portals in use. Operated by the Port of New York Authority (later the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.)
No title on front.
Caption on back:
Lincoln Tunnel
The Lincoln Tunnel Helix and Plaza on the New Jersey side. The only 3 tube underwater vehicular tunnel in operation in the world. Links Weehawken, N.J. with Midtown Manhattan, N.Y.
Publisher: Pendor Natural Color, Box 33, Pearl River, N.Y. 10965
(note: zip code first used 1963)
Made by Dexter Press, Inc., West Nyack, New York
stock no. 24044-B
While this card was issued at least after 1963 (with the zip code), the photo may have been taken as early as 1957 when the third tube (south or right in this photo) opened. A stock item, it is not unlikely that it was issued up to 1980 or even later.Acquisition
Accession
2011.005Source or Donor
Lukacs, ClaireAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.Archive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1963 - 1980Archive Notes
Date(s) Created: 1963-1980
Date(s): 1963-1980General Notes
Note
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2011-06-15
