The card pictures the Hotel El Tovar perched on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, with visitors walking a tree-lined path beside the canyon edge. The hotel opened in 1905, built by the Fred Harvey Company and the Santa Fe Railway and designed by Charles Whittlesey, and it became a signature stop for early Grand Canyon tourism. The printed copyright line dates this view to 1907.
White border; color lithograph; light age toning and spotting on border.
Postmark: none — back is unused, no cancellation or handwriting. Undivided back with red "POST CARD / THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS." heading and stamp box reading "UNITED STATES AND CANADA ONE CENT / FOREIGN TWO CENTS"; front carries a printed "COPYRIGHT 1907 BY FRED HARVEY" line and a white border. Light soiling and a faint crease at left center.
Cite this card
Hotel El Tovar, Grand Canyon, Arizona, circa 1907, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/hotel-el-tovar-grand-canyon-arizona-circa-1907. Accessed October 24, 2026.
