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Mount Shasta Vintage Postcard

Last Modified: June 10, 2018

Vintage Postcard of Mount Shasta in California

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. […]

Filed Under: California, Mountains, National Parks Tagged With: California, california postcards, Mount Shasta, mountain postcards, old postcards, postcard, vintage postcards

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State Capitol by Moonlight Vintage California Postcard

Last Modified: June 10, 2018

Vintage California postcard of the State Capitol

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 the building was delayed until March, 1960 due to disagreement among legislators over the exact […]

Filed Under: California, Government Buildings Tagged With: California, california postcards, moonlight postcard, old postcards, postcard, state capitol postcard

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Sacramento Hall Of Records Vintage Postcard

Last Modified: June 10, 2018

Vintage California postcard of the Hall Of Records in Sacramento

This early postcard dated 1900 shows the Hall Of Records and the County Court House (formerly the state capitol building) of Sacramento, California as it looked in 1895. Sacramento History Online has this same postcard and a nice history of the buildings and the City of Sacramento written with it. This is a great view […]

Filed Under: California, City Streets, Frontier Days, Government Buildings, Victorian Buildings and Homes Tagged With: California, california postcards, city streets postcards, frontier postcards, old postcards, postcard, vintage postcards

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Oakland California Vintage Postcard

Last Modified: June 10, 2018

Vintage California postcard of Broadway Street in Oakland

This 1907 vintage postcard shows Broadway Street in Oakland, California. It’s a great view of the bustling city of Oakland, California in 1907 with mountains in the background and wide open California skyline above. Even this postcard gives the feeling that Oakland is a very modern city for its time. One can see a man […]

Filed Under: California, City Streets, Victorian Buildings and Homes Tagged With: california postcards, city streets postcards, Oakland California, old postcards, postcard, vintage postcards

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Cavalry Troop and Redwood Forest Vintage Postcard

Last Modified: June 10, 2018

Cavalry Troop shown standing on Redwood Tree

The caption of the original vintage postcard says “Cavalry Troop compared with a fallen California Redwood Tree” showing the immense size of the Redwood trees in the California Redwood Forest. The Postage date is July 5, 1912, Watsonville, CA. As you can see in this postcard, a forest Redwood tree is enormous. Redwoods are evergreen […]

Filed Under: California, National Parks Tagged With: California, california postcards, cavalry, old postcards, postcard, redwoods, vintage postcards

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Long Beach Breakers Vintage Postcard

Last Modified: June 10, 2018

Vintage California Postcard of Long Beach Breakers and Pier

This 1910 card shows a painting of the breakers along the shore and a pier at Long Beach, California. Long Beach is one of the great shipping ports of California, full of ship yards and industry today, but look how beautiful it is at this point in time. The pier shown in this postcard later […]

Filed Under: Beaches and Coasts, California Tagged With: beach postcards, California, california postcards, oceans, old postcards, pier postcards, piers, postcard, vintage postcards

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Funny Arizona Desert Vintage Postcard

Last Modified: June 10, 2018

Very Funny vintage Arizona Desert Postcard

This very funny postcard from the 1930’s not only shows the beautiful mauves, purples, and orange colors of the desert, but also shows a tolerant donkey expressing his opinion of life in the desert carrying the mining supplies of his owner. The original card says: Q. Don’t your remember the desert, old pal The desert […]

Filed Under: Arizona, Deserts, Funny Tagged With: Arizona, Arizona postcards, funny postcard, old postcards, postcard, vintage postcards

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Petrified Forest Arizona Vintage Postcard

Last Modified: June 10, 2018

Vintage Arizona Postcard of the Petrified Forest

This postcard, circa 1940, shows the Petrified Forest in Arizona, where are found vast deposits of petrified wood from the size of a marble to trees, more than two hundred feet in length. The forest comprises many thousands of acres all accessible from Holbrook, Arizona. Holbrook is located on the main line of the Santa […]

Filed Under: Arizona, Deserts, National Parks Tagged With: Arizona, Arizona postcards, national monument, old postcards, petrified forest postcard, postcard, vintage postcards

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Painted Desert Arizona Vintage Postcard

Last Modified: June 10, 2018

Arizona vintage postcard of the Painted Desert

The original postcard is dated 1949 and says: “Painted Desert. Here Nature wielded a reckless brush, painting the sands of the mountain sides to glorious hues. On Highway 66 (the historic Rte. 66), near Holbrook, Arizona.” The Painted Desert takes its name from the colors of grays, reds, oranges, yellows and pink visible for miles […]

Filed Under: Arizona, Deserts, National Parks Tagged With: Arizona, Arizona postcards, old postcards, postcard, vintage postcards

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Grand Canyon Vintage Postcard

Last Modified: June 10, 2018

Vintage Grand Canyon Postcard

This postcard shows a view of the sunset over the Grand Canyon. It is taken from the west rim of the drive near Mancopa Point, looking eastward over the Canyon just at the close of day, as recorded by this new color Kodachrome camera! (written in 1946) The glory of sunset at the Grand Canyon […]

Filed Under: Arizona, Deserts, National Parks Tagged With: Arizona, Arizona postcards, grand canyon, old postcards, postcard, vintage postcards

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