This vintage postcard shows the Royal Gorge Canyon in Colorado. The Royal Gorge (often called the Grand Canyon of the Arkansas) is a canyon on the Arkansas River near Cañon City, Colorado. It has a width of 50 feet at the base of the gorge and a few hundred feet at the top, with a […]
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Pogosa Spring Vintage Colorado Postcard
The original vintage postcard from 1910 shows the Great Pagosa Spring at Pagosa Springs, Colorado deep blue and green colors. The card reads, “Pagosa Spring is one of the worlds largest mineral hot springs located on the outskirts of Pagosa Springs on the bank of the San Juan River. This picturesque town is at the […]
Eagle River Canyon Colorado Vintage Postcard
The original vintage postcard, from 1906 shows The Eagle River Canyon in Colorado. The town of Gilman, Colorado and The Empire Zinc mine are shown as seen from Battle Mountain Highway. Gillman was founded in 1886 during the Colorado mining boom. The town is perched on the side of Battle Mountain and once had as […]
Autumn in the Rockies Vintage Postcard
The original Postcard, from 1910 shows the autumn colors of The Rocky Mountains ( or “The Rockies” ) along a highland road through the mountains. The golden trees in front are most probably Aspen trees that abound in the mountains. Behind are Pines and Evergreens with snow-capped mountains. The Rocky Mountains have been described by […]
Vernal Falls Yosemite Vintage Postcard
This vintage postcard dated January, 1910 shows Vernal Falls in Yosemite Valley, and claims that it is “On the Line of the S.P.R.R.” or Southern Pacific Railroad. It may have been a railroad advertisement of one of the many exciting places one could travel to in early 1900s America. Vernal Falls is not visible from […]
Bridal Veil Falls Yosemite Vintage Postcard
The original vintage postcard, dated July 2, 1902, shows Bridal Veil Falls, (also called Bridalveil Falls) in Yosemite Valley, California at 900 ft. It is interesting that this postcard claims the falls are 900 ft. while today, scientists measure it at 620 ft. high. Perhaps the card is wrong – the cliff could not have […]
Half Dome Yosemite Vintage Postcard
This beautiful image of Half Dome peak in Yosemite Valley, CA is from an old postcard dated 1907. The original card was made in Germany and shows a wintery scene with the summit of Half Dome. Like El Capitan, Half Dome is a granite domed ridge with one half of the dome having been sheered […]
El Capitan Yosemite Vintage Postcard
This 1940’s photograph shows El Capitan peak which is part of Yosemite National Park, California. From the vista point along the river on the South Road of the Valley, the impressive height (3,564 feet above the valley floor) of the world’s largest granite monolith is fully revealed in all its grandeur. El Capitan is composed […]
Donner Lake California Vintage Postcard
Historic Postcard Written by Patty Reed? This postcard is dated June 14, 1910 showing Donner Lake near Truckee, California. If you look closely at the writing on the front you can see the words “Patty Reed” over the lake, “Mrs. Frank Lewis” above the shoreline, and to the right between the trees (from left to […]
Mount Shasta Vintage Postcard
Glowing in the last rays of a California sunset, the lofty summit of 14,162-foot Mt. Shasta is a beautiful and unforgettable sight. The original postcard is from 1939 and the picture was probably taken using one of the new Kodachrome cameras, giving vivid color to Mt. Shasta and the California rural landscape surrounding it. Mt. […]