Elevated view looking south from Mentone on Lookout Mountain, with a large tree silhouetted at left, wooded slopes below, and a broad valley of fields and distant hills under a cloudy sky. The sender notes the Cumberland range on the far horizon and a drive on the new Skyline Highway along Lookout Mountain's crest from Chattanooga, a scenic route that brought motorists to these overlooks in the early 1940s.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pencil
Dr. Barrow.
this is the hamlet of Valley Head.
the view gives you an idea of the
topography of the land in these
parts. In the far horizon can be
seen the rising Cumberlands.
We took a trip down the new Sky-
line Highway yesterday that follows
the crest of Lookout Mtn from
Chatt westward. Its a
wonderful drive. I went to Chatt
yesterday to try and get in the Naval
Reserve Officers School but my
eyes failed the exam - So it'll look
like it'll be the regular army.
Your Protege
Robert
White border; real photo print; printed caption "LOOKING SOUTH FROM MENTONE ON LOOKOUT MTN." and series "1-A-27" in negative.
Postmark: VALLEY HEAD AUG 12 4 30 PM 1941 ALA. Divided-back real-photo card, white border, glossy surface; green US stamp torn at upper left corner (denomination not legible; "UNITED STATES POSTAGE") — noted, not cataloged. Blue oval receiving stamp "BEREA COLLEGE LIBRARY" on address side; heavy brown staining lower right; red printed text along bottom edge (upside down): "PUBLISHED BY CLINE PHOTO CO., CHATTANOOGA, TENN."; dealer mark "RmL53-" at top.
Cite this card
Looking south from Mentone on Lookout Mountain, AL, 1941, postcard, c. 1941. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/looking-south-from-mentone-on-lookout-mountain-al-1941. Accessed November 2, 2026.
