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Bishop, California, with Mount Tom in the distance, circa 1910

Subjects
Mountains & HillsTown & City Views
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Bishop, California, with Mount Tom in the distance, circa 1910, Bishop Drug Co., CA, USA, c. 1930 lithograph postcard
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Back of Bishop, California, with Mount Tom in the distance, circa 1910, Bishop Drug Co., CA, USA, c. 1930 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A view across open fields toward the small town of Bishop, California, with scattered houses, a church spire and rows of tall trees, and the snow-covered Sierra Nevada crest — including Mount Tom — rising behind. Bishop sits in the Owens Valley of Inyo County, a ranching and farming community settled in the 1860s and named for Samuel A. Bishop, whose cattle ranch once occupied the site. Mount Tom, the prominent 13,600-foot peak to the west, is one of the easternmost summits of the Sierra Nevada and a landmark of the valley.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

This is the [illegible] we [illegible] Bob Brown and Connie

PublisherBishop Drug Co.
© by West Coast Art Co., Los Angeles, Cal. BISHOP, CALIFORNIA, MT. TOM IN THE DISTANCE. --- A-76254 POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES. THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY. PLACE STAMP HERE MADE IN U.S.A. PUBLISHED BY BISHOP DRUG CO., BISHOP, CALIFORNIA. C.T. AMERICAN ART
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Postcard record

PublisherBishop Drug Co.
ConditionVery good
PublisherBishop Drug Co., Bishop, CA
NotesWhite border; visible halftone/lithographic screen texture; light edge and corner wear. No postmark. Divided-back linen-era card with white border; light toning and edge wear. Green-ink message written sideways along the left edge.

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Bishop, California, with Mount Tom in the distance, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/bishop-california-with-mount-tom-in-the-distance-circa-1910. Accessed October 24, 2026.