1911 Delaware Water Gap Shore Pennsylvania Vintage Postcard

About This Vintage Postcard

This scenic postcard captures a view from the shore of the Delaware River at the Delaware Water Gap in Pennsylvania. Perched high on the hillside is the grand Water Gap House, a luxury resort that accommodated hundreds of guests until it was destroyed by fire in 1915. The foreground shows a calm river scene with a rowboat and two passengers, reflecting the peaceful atmosphere of this premier vacation destination.

Details

Era: Divided Back (1911)
City: Delaware Water Gap State or Region: Pennsylvania
Country: USA
Topic: Water Gap House, Delaware River, Mount Minsi, Historic Resorts, G.V. Millar Co, Poconos History
Condition: Circulated
Postage: 1 cent green Benjamin Franklin stamp, postmarked 1911
Address Side: Divided back
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Artist / Photographer: Unstated
Publisher: G.V. Millar and Co., Scranton, PA
Printer: Likely an American phototypie studio
Print Type: Black and White Phototypie (Collotype)

Additional Information

The back of this card is postmarked August 10, 1911, and features a one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. It was mailed to Alfred Slugg in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. The publisher, G.V. Millar and Co. of Scranton, used a distinctive oval logo on the back that features a small landscape scene, a common branding mark for this regional Pennsylvania publisher. Because the Water Gap House burned down in 1915, this 1911 postmark captures the hotel at the height of its popularity before it was lost forever.

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