Death Valley Scotty's Castle, Death Valley, CA, circa 1930
- Card type
- Real photo
About this postcard
Black-and-white view of Death Valley Scotty's Castle, a Spanish Colonial Revival mansion with a tall tower on the left, set among palms and desert scrub in a canyon of barren hills. A curving road and outbuildings surround the main house. The complex in Grapevine Canyon was the winter home of Chicago insurance executive Albert Johnson, who built it in the 1920s. Its name comes from Walter Scott, the prospector and storyteller known as Death Valley Scotty; the house belonged to Johnson. The tower and palms set the retreat apart in the desert of eastern California.
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Postcard record
| Publisher | Frashers, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Condition | Very good |
| Place depicted | Scotty's Castle, Death Valley, CA |
| Place depicted | Death Valley, CA |
| Publisher | Frashers, Inc., Pomona, CA |
| Stamp | none Eastman Kodak EKC monogram stamp box, imperforate |
| Stamp | none Eastman Kodak EKC monogram printed stamp box (no stamp affixed) |
| Notes | White border; black-and-white photograph with white printed caption 'DEATH VALLEY SCOTTY'S CASTLE / DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA.'; small blemish at lower right corner. No postmark; unused real-photo card. Divided-back layout with printed 'POST CARD / ADDRESS' and EKC stamp box; white border, glossy surface. Pencil dealer/collector mark 'RMLJ 4-' at top left (not a message). No stamp affixed. |
Cite this card
Death Valley Scotty's Castle, Death Valley, CA, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/death-valley-scottys-castle-death-valley-ca-circa-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.