The view looks out over Lake Tahoe through tall pines, with the snow-covered Sierra Nevada along the far shore under a clear sky. The printed caption places the lake on the border between Nevada and California and notes that from the northern shore the California mountains stand in plain sight. Tahoe sits high in the Sierra Nevada, its water divided between the two states, and by the mid-20th century it was a well-established destination for vacationers, campers, and motorists touring the West.
White border; color photo postcard with minor surface scratches and dust; printed caption reads "On the border between Nevada and California, lies this beautiful lake. From this point directly on the border at the northern shore, one may see the distant snow-covered Sierra Nevada mountains in California."; series C452—LAKE TAHOE.
No postmark. Divided-back chrome postcard; glossy Kodachrome reproduction by Mike Roberts Studios, Berkeley 2, California; published by Color Card for W. C. Spangler News Agency, Sacramento, California; thin white border; no handwriting.
Cite this card
Lake Tahoe, Nevada-California border, circa 1950, postcard, c. 1950. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/lake-tahoe-nevada-california-border-circa-1950. Accessed November 2, 2026.
