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Covered Wagon Diorama, Ghost Town, Buena Park, CA, circa 1952

Subjects
Amusement ParksTrucks & Wagons
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1952 (Chrome)
Front of Covered Wagon Diorama, Ghost Town, Buena Park, CA, circa 1952, Knott's Berry Farm, CA, USA, c. 1952 lithograph postcard
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Back of Covered Wagon Diorama, Ghost Town, Buena Park, CA, circa 1952, Knott's Berry Farm, CA, USA, c. 1952 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

The card shows a painted diorama of a covered wagon train crossing a desert landscape, with mountains rising behind. A man drives the lead wagon while a woman and child ride inside; a second wagon follows. At Knott's Berry Farm, the display was housed in the old Ghost Town Hotel and used a large panorama with night lighting, spoken words, and music to tell the journey. The message says the painting was made in honor of Walter Knott's mother, who came by covered wagon in 1868. By the early 1950s, Knott's Berry Farm had grown from a berry stand and chicken dinner restaurant into a family attraction with its Ghost Town of relocated old buildings.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

This card will give you a faint idea of what we saw at the Covered Wagon Diorama in the old Ghost Town Hotel here. The beautiful night effect of the dramatic panorama, the words and music we heard are something we will never forget. The entire big painting was created in honor of Walter Knott's mother who came by Covered Wagon in 1868- You must see it when you come here.

PublisherPaul V. Kleiben
COVERED WAGON DIORAMA, GHOST TOWN Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California
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Postcard record

PublisherPaul V. Kleiben
ConditionExcellent
Place mentionedKnott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, CA
NotesFull-bleed illustration; no border. Artist signature in lower right. No postmark, stamp, or address block — this scan is the message side only. Divided-back card with 'PLACE 2 CENT STAMP HERE' box; private edition by Paul V. Kleiben. Light toning and scattered foxing; pencil dealer mark '#59' lower right.

Cite this card

Covered Wagon Diorama, Ghost Town, Buena Park, CA, circa 1952, postcard, c. 1952. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/covered-wagon-diorama-ghost-town-buena-park-ca-circa-1952. Accessed November 2, 2026.