A gnarled, wind-swept cypress tree with multiple leaning trunks and dense dark foliage stands on a sandy beach. The sepia-toned photograph emphasizes the tree's dramatic, weather-beaten shape against a pale sky.
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 collector notation "RMLT 3-" in upper left; no address or correspondence written.
Cite this card
Cypress tree on the beach, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/cypress-tree-on-the-beach-carmel-by-the-sea-california. Accessed October 5, 2026.