Amon Carter print details

Night Illumination, "The 4th Day", Natural Bridge, Va.

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Object Details

  • Date

    ca. 1940

  • Object Type

    Photographs

  • Medium

    Halftone print

  • Contributors

    Published by Marken & Bielfeld, Inc.

  • Object Format

    Postcard

  • Dimensions

    5 7/16 x 3 7/16 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Recto:

    u.l. to u.r. printed: 124 NIGHT ILLUMINATION, "THE 4TH DAY", NATURAL BRIDGE, VA.

    Verso [vertical]:

    u.l. printed: THE NATURAL BRIDGE OF VIRGINIA \ is located in Rockbridge County a few miles to the \ west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Length of \ bridge 90 feet; width averages 100 feet, height \ 215 feet; 40 feet thick. Granted from George III \ on July 5, 1774, to Thomas Jefferson, 157 acres, \ which included the bridge on Cedar Creek which flows under it. \ To see the Natural Bridge at night with its mag- \ nificent lighting effects . . . its towering cliffs vibrant \ with interpretive music . . . is to walk through a \ dream into the dawning of life . . . a surge of \ emotion . . . awesome . . . majestic.

    u.c. [stamp]: NATURAL BRIDGE, \ AUG 28 \ 1940

    c.l. to l.c. in graphite: Truly a beautiful \ sight. have thought \ of you so many \ times. were [sic] about \ 300 miles from home \ now. Love \ Allen

    c.r. in graphite: Mrs. G.L. Schaeffer \ 4506. E. 26th Ave \ Denver \ Colorado

    l.c. printed: Marken & Bielfeld, Inc., Frederick, Md. \ 6A-H2444

  • Collection Name

    Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    P1976.48.1273

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view
Part of: Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection
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