California Springtime wildflowers, Monterey, CA, circa 1905
- Subject
- Mountains & Hills
- Card type
- Printed photo
- Date
- c. 1905 (Early)
About this postcard
The scene is titled "California Springtime," after a painting by L. A. Ramsey. A broad meadow of orange, red, blue, and yellow wildflowers fills the foreground, with a single dark tree on a low rise at left. Sunlit foothills roll toward a large mountain mass with a snow-capped summit under a blue sky streaked with clouds. The specific range is not identified. The contrast of lowland flowers and snow on the high peaks is a familiar California spring sight, and such scenic views were common early twentieth-century postcard subjects.
Postcard Details
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Postcard record
| Publisher | California Art Co. |
|---|---|
| Series | 223 |
| Condition | Good |
| Publisher | California Art Co., Monterey, CA |
| Notes | Heavy halftone dot screen visible throughout; printed caption "CALIFORNIA SPRINGTIME / from the painting by L. A. Ramsey" and series number 223; thin dark edge at margins. No postmark, stamp, or handwriting; unused card. Undivided back with "POST CARD" heading and vertical publisher imprint "CALIFORNIA ART CO., MONTEREY, CALIF."; cream textured stock with foxing/toning spots. Front is a full-bleed halftone reproduction of a painting with no white border. |
Cite this card
California Springtime wildflowers, Monterey, CA, circa 1905, postcard, c. 1905. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/california-springtime-wildflowers-monterey-ca-circa-1905. Accessed November 2, 2026.