NEW JERSEY North Bergen Bergenline Ave 1947 postcard NJ

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___________ This card is postally used, postmarked 1947Post card shows a view of, BERGENLINE AVENUE, NORTH BERGEN, NEW JERSEY Card publisher DEXTER PRESS The overall condition is good or better, always check corners and edges for possible wear (see scan). As grading is subjective, please look at scan for faults/defects. A postally unused card may have writing on the reverse ___________ HISTORY MATTERS! Snapshots of the Past Postcards from the 1940's show a narrow slice of time in the countrys history. Having just emerged from the depression and embroiled in the war effort, resources and money were less available. The colorful cards of the 1930's gave way to a less visually stimulating replacement. Lower production costs meant lower priced merchandise so many of the cards produced in the 1940's were printed in gray-scale tones. This in turn set the stage for the high-quality colorful chrome card that would burst into popularity in the 1950's. The postcard view is now highly sought after by many institutions and individuals, as it serves as a historical record of the past. Be it the view of a town main street, the local church, school, roadside attraction or the countryside, the post card mirrors the way our parents, grandparents and even we, once lived. Captured in these nostalgic old images are scenes of people in the dress of the read more