Blowing Rock, North Carolina, 1938

Subjects: Forests & Trees Mountains & Hills
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1938 (Linen)

Back of Blowing Rock, North Carolina, 1938, c. 1938 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

A large, tilted rock formation rises against a blue sky, with pink and white flowers and green foliage in the foreground. The low viewpoint emphasizes the overhanging shape of Blowing Rock, a landmark in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina. The printed caption gives its elevation as 4,350 feet. The message places the card in a motor trip through the Blue Ridge Mountains, with the Shenandoah Valley ahead. By the 1930s, motor tourists were taking in mountain overlooks and scenic drives in the region.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Bess - We have been driving through the Blue Ridge Mts all day & never saw so many in my life the scenery is wonderful tomorrow we go through the Shenandoah Valley & then we will make New Haven by Friday It's still nice and warm as yet love Ethel

PostmarkedAbingdon, VA, March 6, 1938, 14:00

Addressed to

Miss Bessie Hoyes

Box 618 New Canaan, CT

Postcard record

Postmarked	March 6, 1938, 14:00, Abingdon, VA
Publisher	Asheville Post Card Co.
Series	38803
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Miss Bessie Hoyes, Box 618, New Canaan, CT
Place depicted	Blowing Rock, NC
Place mentioned	Blue Ridge
Publisher	Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville, NC
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, issued 1938, perforated on all sides
Notes	Linen texture; white border; printed caption and number on front. Postmark: ABINGDON VA MAR 6 2-PM 1938. Divided-back linen card with white border; light edge wear and toning.

Cite this card

Blowing Rock, North Carolina, 1938, postcard, c. 1938. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/blowing-rock-north-carolina-1938. Accessed November 2, 2026.