A gnarled cypress with several leaning trunks and a dense, wind-flattened crown stands on the sand at Carmel-by-the-Sea. Its dark foliage and twisted silhouette fill the frame against a pale sky.
The tree's wind-trained shape is typical of Monterey cypress along the central California coast. By the early 1900s Carmel's beach and its weather-beaten trees were familiar subjects for the artists and photographers drawn to the village.
White border; sepia-toned real photo; printed caption in lower left; no handwriting visible on front.
No postmark and no stamp (stamp removed, leaving no cancellation). AZO stamp box with triangles up, dating the card ca. 1904-1918. Divided back, white border, sepia-toned view card. Pencil dealer notation "RMLJ 3-" in upper left; no address or correspondence written.
Cite this card
Cypress tree on the beach, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA, circa 1915, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/cypress-tree-on-the-beach-carmel-by-the-sea-ca-circa-1915. Accessed November 2, 2026.
