Description
This vintage postcard depicts the 2018 International Bridge in El Paso, Texas, showing a light beige and red Customs building with a US flag. The muted colors are characteristic of older postcards, showcasing the bridge connecting El Paso and Ciudad Juarez. A handwritten message from May 9, 1945, recounts a 1¢ toll to cross, customs inspections, and a brief trolley ride across the river.
Front Text (cleaned):
2018
International Bridge, El Paso, Texas
United States Customs
Back Text (cleaned):
U.S.
United States end of International Bridge, connecting Santa Fe Street with Avenida Juarez, between Ciudad Juarez, Mexico and El Paso, Texas.
May 9, 1945.
32621
Paid 1¢ each to walk from Juarez across this bridge to El Paso, Texas.
Passed through Custom House; single file; first declared nationality, then books. Customs Inspector inspected purchases.
Couple minutes walk across river.
Trolley narrow at this point; also returns to El Paso on this same bridge.
