Highway 99 near Mount Shasta, California

Subjects: Bridges & Dams Forests & Trees Mountains & Hills
Card type: Real photo
Date: c. 1915 (White Border)

Back of Highway 99 near Mount Shasta, California, c. 1915 real photo postcard — Back

About this subject

A black-and-white view of a two-lane highway curving over a concrete bridge, with a snow-capped Mount Shasta rising beyond a forest of evergreen trees. Utility poles line the left side of the road.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

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PostmarkedMuir, CA

Addressed to

Lyman Wilshire

c/o California Ink, Berkeley, California

Postcard record

Postmarked	Muir, CA
Series	B-1981
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Lyman Wilshire, Berkeley, CA
Place depicted	Mount Shasta, CA
Stamp	1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Notes	White border; black-and-white real photo postcard; printed caption at bottom. Postmark: MUIR CALIF JUN 2? 1948 — real-photo card (front credit J H EASTMAN B-1981), divided back, white border, glossy surface; message written sideways in blue ink along left edge; stamp 1c Washington green. Day of postmark not fully legible.

Cite this card

Highway 99 near Mount Shasta, California, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/highway-99-near-mount-shasta-california. Accessed October 5, 2026.