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Castle Butte on Union Pacific, Colores, Wyoming, 1930

Subjects
AdvertisingMountains & HillsRailroads & Trains
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Castle Butte on Union Pacific, Colores, Wyoming, 1930, c. 1930 lithograph postcard
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Back of Castle Butte on Union Pacific, Colores, Wyoming, 1930, c. 1930 lithograph postcard
Back

About this postcard

Castle Butte rises as a layered sandstone butte above a grassy plain in this Union Pacific System view. The railroad used scenic cards like this to promote travel through the West. The senders, bound for Portland, reported that snow still covered the ground.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Dear Friends we are soon to go in to this state. We are having some time we reach Portland 9.30 Monday. it is snowing to day ground most covered. Bert & Lelah

PublisherBarkalow Bros. Publishers.
"ON UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM" CASTLE BUTTE, COLORES, WYO.
PostmarkedMay 17, 1930
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. [illegible] Brumm

Morris, NY

Postcard record

Postmarked
PublisherBarkalow Bros. Publishers.
Series47443
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMrs. [illegible] Brumm, Morris, NY
Place depictedCastle Butte, Colores, WY
PublisherBarkalow Bros. Publishers., Omaha, NE
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border; color halftone print; light edge wear and slight discoloration. Postmark: MAY 17 1930 TERM. R.P.O. Divided-back 1930s card with 1¢ Franklin adhesive stamp; Barkalow Bros. Publishers, Omaha-Neb. / C. T. Co., Chicago imprint; light edge/corner wear and slight soiling.

Cite this card

Castle Butte on Union Pacific, Colores, Wyoming, 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/castle-butte-on-union-pacific-colores-wyoming-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.