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Avalanche lilies, Paradise Valley, Mount Rainier, WA, 1940

Subjects
Mountains & HillsNational & State Parks
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1940 (Linen)
Front of Avalanche lilies, Paradise Valley, Mount Rainier, WA, 1940, Mount Rainier National Park, WA, USA, c. 1940 linen postcard
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Back of Avalanche lilies, Paradise Valley, Mount Rainier, WA, 1940, Mount Rainier National Park, WA, USA, c. 1940 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A field of white avalanche lilies fills the foreground of Paradise Valley, with a weathered snag and a sandy trail beyond, dark conifers at left, and the snow-streaked crags of the Tatoosh Range (printed as "Tatooosh" on the card) and Pinnacle Peak rising in the background. The meadow lies in Mount Rainier National Park on the mountain's south slope, where deep snowpack delays the wildflower season until midsummer. The park's subalpine meadows are known for displays of avalanche lilies, lupine, and paintbrush.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

8/4/40 Arr at Yelm, Wash for 3 weeks at Fourth Corps maneuvers. Deputy Umpire. Return 20 Aug. unless orders catch me sooner as they have others. Slept today at 6500 foot level on Mt. Rainier which is 50 miles due S.E. & very clear & majestic from my tent. Remarkable glaciers and fine virgin forests of Douglas fir and red pine. Cold nights. Enrique

PublisherRainier National Park Co.
RAINIER NATIONAL PARK AVALANCHE LILIES AND TATOOOSH RANGE Flower fields in Paradise Valley, Rainier National Park, Washington. Avalanche lilies. Tatoosh Range and Pinnacle Peak shown in background.
PostmarkedMontgomery, AL, August 8, 1940, 18:30
StampStamp
Addressed to
Marguerite Wygman

Saranac, MI

Postcard record

Postmarked, Montgomery, AL
PublisherRainier National Park Co.
Series7A-H783 28-1203
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMarguerite Wygman, Saranac, MI
Place depictedMount Rainier National Park, WA
Place depictedTatoosh Range, WA
PublisherRainier National Park Co., Chicago, IL
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1938, perforated on all sides
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, Paradise Valley, Mount Rainier, WA, 1940, postcard, c. 1940. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/avalanche-lilies-paradise-valley-mount-rainier-wa-1940. Accessed November 2, 2026.