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Erupting geyser beside a pine forest, circa 1935

Subject
Forests & Trees
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Erupting geyser beside a pine forest, circa 1935, Olaf Schroeder, WI, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Erupting geyser beside a pine forest, circa 1935, Olaf Schroeder, WI, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A cone geyser sends a tall column of steam and spray skyward from a rocky, mineral-stained mound, with a dense stand of dark conifers rising behind it and bare, sunlit ground in the foreground. The photographer's credit "Photo by Hiscock" is printed in the lower margin. Cone geysers of this kind, surrounded by lodgepole pine forest, are characteristic of the geyser basins of Yellowstone National Park, though the card itself names no location.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Olaf, Here at Yellowstone Park waiting for snow plow to open the road. There are about 2 mi from It snowed Tues. The weather is fine & sunny. They're gone 1300 miles. Enjoying ourselves lots. Well see you Elaine & Harold

PublisherSanborn Souvenir Co.
PHOTO BY HISCOCK --- 1265—LONE STAR GEYSER, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, NEAR THE GRAND LOOP HIGHWAY BETWEEN OLD FAITHFUL AND WEST THUMB "C. T. ART-COLORTONE," SANBORN SOUVENIR CO., DENVER, COLO.
PostmarkedSilver Gate, MT, July 13, 1951
Stamp
Addressed to
Olaf Schroeder

Cadott, WI

Postcard record

Postmarked, Silver Gate, MT
PublisherSanborn Souvenir Co.
ConditionGood
Place addressedOlaf Schroeder, Cadott, WI
Place mentionedYellowstone National Park, WY
PublisherSanborn Souvenir Co., Denver, CO
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible vertical ribbing; narrow white margin at bottom carrying the printed photo credit; light edge and corner wear. Postmark: SILVER GATE MONT JUL 13 1951 P.M. Divided-back linen-texture chrome card with 1¢ Washington stamp; light edge wear, no major damage.

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Erupting geyser beside a pine forest, circa 1935, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/erupting-geyser-beside-a-pine-forest-circa-1935. Accessed October 25, 2026.