PostalPast
← Back to browse

Death Valley Scotty and his Castle, Death Valley National Monument, California, circa 1940

Subjects
Mountains & HillsNational & State ParksResidences
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Death Valley Scotty and his Castle, Death Valley National Monument, California, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
Front
Back of Death Valley Scotty and his Castle, Death Valley National Monument, California, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
Back

About this postcard

A figure in a wide-brimmed hat, white shirt and red tie — the prospector and showman Walter E. Scott, known as "Death Valley Scotty" — stands at left before a desert valley, with the Spanish Colonial Revival mansion he built in Grapevine Canyon shown in the middle distance among palms and scrub, backed by barren, brightly colored hills. The card names the site as Scotty's Castle in Death Valley National Monument. Begun in the 1920s with funds from Chicago insurance magnate Albert Musgrove, the compound became a popular tourist stop on the Death Valley loop road and was later incorporated into Death Valley National Park.

Postcard Details

Message

No message detected

PublisherFrasher's, Inc.
D. V. 35 Death Valley Scotty and his Castle Death Valley National Monument, California --- Scotty's Castle is the most impressive example of man's handiwork to be found in the Death Valley region. The palatial home of Death Valley Scotty, the mystery man of the Desert. "C.T. ART-COLORTONE"—DISTRIBUTED BY FRASHER'S, INC., POMONA, CALIF. POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE OB-H1520
Addressed to

No address detected

Postcard record

PublisherFrasher's, Inc.
SeriesD. V. 35
ConditionVery good
Place depictedScotty's Castle, Death Valley, CA
Place mentionedDeath Valley, CA
PublisherFrasher's, Inc., Pomona, CA
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible crosshatch weave; narrow white border; printed card number "D. V. 35" at upper left. No postmark or handwriting; unused card. Linen-texture C.T. Art-Colortone with white border and divided-back layout; stamp box reads "PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE" with code OB-H1520. Pencil price "5.00" at top right.

Cite this card

Death Valley Scotty and his Castle, Death Valley National Monument, California, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/death-valley-scotty-and-his-castle-death-valley-national-mon. Accessed October 24, 2026.