Tall pines and granite boulders frame a bridle path above the blue water of Big Bear Lake, with a densely forested mountain slope rising across the far shore. The lake lies in the San Bernardino Mountains, where a dam on Bear Creek completed in the 1880s and rebuilt in the early 20th century created the present reservoir and helped establish the valley as a summer resort. The caption places the path near that dam, one of the riding routes used by vacationers in the mountain resort era.
Linen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; narrow cream border; number B-27 printed at upper left.
No postmark. Divided-back linen-texture card with cream border; C.T. Art-Colortone imprint distributed by Frasher's, Inc., Pomona, Calif.; unused, no writing.
Cite this card
Bridle Path near the Dam, Big Bear Lake, CA, circa 1938, postcard, c. 1938. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/bridle-path-near-the-dam-big-bear-lake-ca-circa-1938-1938. Accessed November 2, 2026.
