The card shows a small group of Hopi people in colorful dress, including a child, gathered on a rocky rim of the Grand Canyon. Some stand and some sit, facing the layered buttes and canyon walls that recede to a hazy horizon. The caption identifies them as descendants of the Hopi who directed Coronado's lieutenants to the canyon in 1540 and notes that their reservation lies nearby. It describes their view as an expanse one mile deep and 13 miles across, and their posture as admiration and deep contentment.
Linen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; no printed caption or border text on the front. No postmark, stamp, or address — back is unused. Divided-back Genuine Curteich-Chicago 'C.T. Art-Colortone' linen card; series 'G.C.-11'; printer's form no. 7A-H572 inside stamp box; photo credit 'FRED HARVEY CO., GRAND CANYON'; distributed by Lollesgard Specialty Co., Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona. Dealer pencil mark '#59 / 1-' at lower right. Light edge wear, no postmark to date it.
Cite this card
Hopi Indians overlooking Grand Canyon, Arizona, 1937, postcard, c. 1937. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/hopi-indians-overlooking-grand-canyon-arizona-1937. Accessed November 2, 2026.
