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Avalanche lilies and the Tatoosh Range, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, circa 1940

Subjects
Mountains & HillsNational & State Parks
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Avalanche lilies and the Tatoosh Range, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Avalanche lilies and the Tatoosh Range, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A meadow of white avalanche lilies fills the foreground, with a weathered snag and a sandy trail beyond, dark conifers at left, and the snow-streaked peaks of the Tatoosh Range rising under a pastel sky. The Tatoosh Range forms the rugged southern backdrop to Mount Rainier in Washington's Cascade Range, and the park's subalpine meadows — including the nearby Paradise and Tipsoo Lake areas — are famous for their summer displays of avalanche lilies, lupine and paintbrush. The linen-textured, pastel-toned rendering is typical of mid-century chromolithograph 'linen' cards produced for the national parks.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

8/7 40 Arr at Yelm, Wash. for 3 weeks at Fourth Corps maneuvers. Deputy [illegible]. Return 20 Aug. unless orders catch me sooner as they have others. Went today at 65-00 foot level on Mt. Rainier which is 55 miles to our S.E. & very clear & majestic from my tent. Remarkable glaciers and fine virgin forests of Douglas fir and red pine. Cold nights. Enrique

PublisherCurt Teich & Co.
RAINIER NATIONAL PARK 28-1203 AVALANCHE LILIES AND TATOOSH RANGE 7A-H783 --- Flower fields in Paradise Valley, Rainier National Park, Washington. Avalanche lilies. Tatoosh Range and Pinnacle Peak shown in background. POST CARD THIS SPACE C.T. ART-COLORTONE REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. MADE ONLY BY CURT TEICH & CO., INC., CHICAGO MADE IN U.S.A.
PostmarkedMontgomery, AL, August 8, 1940, 18:30
StampStamp
Addressed to
Marguerite Wygman

Saranac, MI

Postcard record

Postmarked, Montgomery, AL
PublisherCurt Teich & Co.
Series28-1203
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMarguerite Wygman, Saranac, MI
Place depictedMount Rainier National Park, WA
Place depictedTatoosh Range, WA
PublisherCurt Teich & Co., Chicago, IL
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesLinen (crosshatch) texture with white border; faint postmark-like marks in the sky; production code 7A-H783 printed vertically at right. Postmark: MONTGOMERY ALA. AUG 8 6:30 PM 1940. Linen-texture divided-back card with white border; Curt Teich "C.T. Art-Colortone" imprint; light edge wear and faint pencil scribbles near address.

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Avalanche lilies and the Tatoosh Range, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/avalanche-lilies-and-the-tatoosh-range-mount-rainier-nationa. Accessed October 25, 2026.