PRR "Scenic View," c. 1938         
Here is a postal card entitled "Scenic View Inside of Horseshoe Curve on Main Line Pennsylvania Railroad." No Postmark. The artist is not identified. Caption On Reverse: "Some of Pennsylvania's grandest natural mountain scenery awards the motorist who views the Horseshoe Curve from the inside. Three reservoirs of the Altoona water supply are in or below the Curve at an elevation of 1300 to 1500 feet above sea level." The second-highest reservoir is depicted here; the Horseshoe Curve proper is situated upon Kittanning Mountain, visible in the middle distance.
Date: 8/9/1938 Location: ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA Views: 183 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
PRR "Scenic View," c. 1938
Picture Categories: Scenic This picture is part of album:  PRR: Horseshoe Curve Postal Cards ~ 1900-1999
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