A large reddish-brown petrified log stands in dry, scrubby ground beneath a blue sky with scattered white clouds. The park, established by Theodore Roosevelt in 1906, is known for a dense, colorful concentration of petrified wood. The Rainbow Forest Museum displays polished agatized wood along with fossil reptile and amphibian skulls, bones, and teeth.
Front: chrome-era color photo with high saturation, no white border, no printed text. Back entirely printed: caption and park description, Kodachrome by Caplin & Thompson; divided-back Curteichcolor 3-D Natural Color Reproduction (Reg. U.S.A. Pat. Off.), series K.128 (2C-K110), ca. 1950s; distributed by Southwest Post Card Co., Albuquerque, N.M. No postmark, stamp, address, or handwritten message.
Cite this card
Large Petrified Log, Petrified Forest National Park, AZ, 1952, postcard, c. 1952. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/large-petrified-log-petrified-forest-national-park-az-1952. Accessed November 2, 2026.
