Wowona Tunnel, California - Yosemite Valley in Winter - postcard 1950s
- Condition : Used
- Dispatch : 2 Days
- Brand : None
- ID# : 93648976
- Quantity : 1 item
- Views : 351
- Location : United Kingdom
- Seller : justthebook (+1686)
- Barcode : None
- Start : Sat 23 Feb 2013 20:55:08 (BST)
- Close : Run Until Sold
- Remain : Run Until Sold
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Seller's Description
- Postcard
- Picture / Image: Yosemite Valley in Winter from the entrance of the Famous Wawona Tunnel, California - 'linen' type
- Publisher: Western Publishing & Novelty
- Postally used: no - but has notes in pencil on reverse
- Stamp: n/a
- Postmark(s): n/a
- Sent to: n/a
- Notes / condition: slight wear
Please ask if you need any other information and I will do the best I can to answer.
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Postage & Packing:
UK (incl. IOM, CI & BFPO): 99p
Europe: £1.60
Rest of world (inc. USA etc): £2.75
No additional charges for more than one postcard. You can buy as many postcards from me as you like and you will just pay the fee above once. (If buying postcards with other things such as books, please contact or wait for invoice before paying).
Payment Methods:
UK - PayPal, Cheque (from UK bank) or postal order
Outside UK: PayPal ONLY (unless otherwise stated) please. NO non-UK currency checks or money orders (sorry).
NOTE: All postcards are sent in brand new stiffened envelopes which I have bought for the task. These are specially made to protect postcards and you may be able to re-use them. In addition there are other costs to sending so the above charge is not just for the stamp!
I will give a full refund if you are not fully satisfied with the postcard.
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not work) :
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The Wawona Tunnel is a highway tunnel completed during 1933[1][2] in Yosemite National Park. It was bored through solid granite[3] and carries Wawona Road (which becomes California State Route 41 outside the park) through a mountain on the south side of the Merced River. It is located on one of the three main roads providing access to Yosemite Valley, the most visited section of the park.
At 4,233 feet (1,290 m)[2] long it is the longest highway tunnel in California (the Devil's Slide Tunnel in Pacifica, California, which will open in early 2013, is 4,149 feet (1,265 m) long[4] while the Caldecott Tunnel in Oakland, California is 3,771 feet (1,149 m) long; both measured in their longest bores).
A $1.5 million federal highway contract to repair the tunnel's ventilation and electrical systems was completed in 2008.[1]
The Wawona Tunnel features in a famous monochrome photograph by Ansel Adams: From Wawona Tunnel, Winter, Yosemite, about 1935.[5]
After passing through the tunnel Highway 41 continues to Chinqualpin Junction where Badger Pass / Glacier Point Road reaches an elevation of 6,039 feet (1,841 m) above sea level.
type=printed postcards
theme=topographical: rest of the world
sub-theme=north america
county/ country=united states
number of items=single
period=1945 - present
postage condition=unposted
Listing Information
| Listing Type | Gallery Listing |
| Listing ID# | 93648976 |
| Start Time | Sat 23 Feb 2013 20:55:08 (BST) |
| Close Time | Run Until Sold |
| Starting Bid | Fixed Price (no bidding) |
| Item Condition | Used |
| Bids | 0 |
| Views | 351 |
| Dispatch Time | 2 Days |
| Quantity | 1 |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Auto Extend | No |
