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Entrance to the Stump House, Eureka, California, circa 1943

Subjects
Forests & TreesHistoric Trees
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1943 (Linen)
Front of Entrance to the Stump House, Eureka, California, circa 1943, c. 1943 linen postcard
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Back of Entrance to the Stump House, Eureka, California, circa 1943, c. 1943 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The view shows the entrance to the Stump House, a doorway cut into the base of an enormous coast redwood stump in Eureka, California. A hand-lettered sign above the opening records the tree's diameter, bark thickness, and the lumber it yielded. The printed caption identifies the place as a business selling redwood burl gifts and novelties and notes that it kept a complete stock on hand. The Stump House was one of the Humboldt County roadside stops that turned the region's giant redwoods into tourist commerce, drawing motorists along the Redwood Highway in the 1930s and 1940s.

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PublisherZan Stark
Entrance to the Stump House, Eureka, Calif. The Stump House, Eureka, California. Manufac-turers of redwood burl gifts and novelties. Complete stock on hand.
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Postcard record

PublisherZan Stark
Series18679
ConditionVery good
Place depictedStump House, Eureka, CA
Place mentionedEureka, CA
Place mentionedColourpicture, Boston, MA
PublisherZan Stark, Mill Valley, CA
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible crosshatch weave; pencil dealer stock code and price "R 12" at lower right; thin light border at edges. Unused card — no postmark, no message, no address. Divided-back "POST CARD" with "PLACE STAMP HERE" box; linen-texture stock; Colourpicture / Zan Stark imprint with card number 18679.

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Entrance to the Stump House, Eureka, California, circa 1943, postcard, c. 1943. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/entrance-to-the-stump-house-eureka-california-circa-1943. Accessed November 2, 2026.