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Balanced rock formation, circa 1935

Subject
Mountains & Hills
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Balanced rock formation, circa 1935, Elaine Steele, WI, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Balanced rock formation, circa 1935, Elaine Steele, WI, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A large red sandstone boulder sits precariously balanced atop a rounded rock ledge, with green trees at the left and a pale blue sky filled with soft clouds behind it. The scene is a classic roadside-geology view of the kind made famous at Garden of the Gods in Colorado and at other Western parks, where wind and water erosion leave resistant caprock perched on softer, weathered pedestals. No caption identifies this particular formation.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Hi Elaine, we are in colorado now and we were in the mountains and had a picnic there to. We were in the garden of the Gods to. By for now, Linda

PublisherC. T. Art-Colortone
2142 BALANCED ROCK, GARDEN OF THE GODS, PIKE'S PEAK REGION, COLORADO The Balanced Rock is one of the wonders of the Pike's Region. It is located just west of the Garden of the Gods in the section of peculiar rock formations known as Mushroom Park. The huge boulder, weighing many tons, rests on a base of but a few feet seemingly almost ready to topple but continues to stand. POST CARD SAMPSON SOUVENIR CO. "C. T. ART-COLORTONE," CHICAGO
PostmarkedDenver, CO, July 29, 1956, 17:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Elaine Steele

217 Walnut St, Oconomowoc, WI

Postcard record

Postmarked, Denver, CO
PublisherC. T. Art-Colortone
ConditionGood
Place addressedElaine Steele, 217 Walnut St, Oconomowoc, WI
Place mentionedGarden of the Gods, CO
PublisherC. T. Art-Colortone, Chicago, IL
Stamp2c Thomas Jefferson, red
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible crosshatch weave; faint circular postmark-like marking in the upper right; no printed caption or border. Postmark: JUL 29 1956 5:30 PM DENVER COLO. Linen-texture divided-back card with 2¢ Jefferson stamp; light edge wear, faint crease at lower left.

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Balanced rock formation, circa 1935, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/balanced-rock-formation-circa-1935. Accessed October 24, 2026.