A large group of black bears — adults and several cubs — is scattered across an open sandy-and-grassy slope, some standing on hind legs and others foraging or resting. The scene resembles the roadside bear-feeding gatherings once common in American national parks, where bears congregated at garbage dumps and pullouts to be fed by tourists. No caption identifies the location.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Toad
Will you do some
thing for me, you go
and tell Lyons to take
one year book he is
going to give me. So
set it out and let the
kids Write in it for
Me. Don't forget. Rich
PostmarkedMay 24, 1943, 16:00
Addressed to
Vernon Post
905 Jefferson Ave, Chippewa Falls, WI
FromRichard Russell Sr, Camp Ward Co 144-K3, Farragut, ID
Thin white margin at edges; visible halftone dot texture; copyright credit printed in lower right corner.
Postmark: [illegible] MAY 24 4 PM 1943 [illegible]. Divided-back linen-texture C.T. Art-Colortone card; light edge/corner wear, slight discoloration of the cream stock.
Cite this card
Black bears gathered on a hillside meadow, circa 1960, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/black-bears-gathered-on-a-hillside-meadow-circa-1960. Accessed October 24, 2026.
