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Emerald Bay Vintage Lake Tahoe Postcard

Emerald Bay Vintage Lake Tahoe Postcard

This vintage postcard shows Emerald Bay in Lake Tahoe in vivid, beautiful colors. Emerald Bay is a state park on the southwest side of Lake Tahoe in California, located twenty-two miles south of Tahoe City.  It contains the only island... View Full Postcard →

Tahoe Tavern Vintage Postcard

Lake Tahoe Tavern Vintage Postcard

This vintage postcard shows the Lake Tahoe Tavern which was built in 1901 and has been a famous vacation retreat for Tahoe seekers since then. Just one quarter of a mile south of Tahoe City, California, it is on the... View Full Postcard →

Vintage Lake Tahoe Postcard showing the sunrise over Emerald Bay

Sunrise over Emerald Bay Lake Tahoe Vintage Postcard

This vintage postcard shows Emerald Bay in Lake Tahoe and is approximately thirty to forty years old (based on the lack of buildings on the shoreline). It was found in an antique store in Lake Tahoe, shellacked onto a piece... View Full Postcard →

Vintage Yosemite Postcard of Vernal Falls

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... View Full Postcard →

Bridal Veil Falls Vintage Yosemite Postcard

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... View Full Postcard →

Winter view of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park

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... View Full Postcard →

El Capitan Yosemite Vintage Postcard

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... View Full Postcard →

Vintage Donner Lake Postcard written by Patty Reed

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.... View Full Postcard →

Vintage Postcard of Mount Shasta in California

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... View Full Postcard →

Vintage California postcard of the State Capitol

State Capitol by Moonlight Vintage California Postcard

The original vintage postcard, from 1910, of the California State Capitol in Sacramento, California shows the capitol at night lit by moonlight. Reuben Clark, the architect of the California State Capitol, finalized his plans in 1856, but the construction of... View Full Postcard →