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Making charcoal at Jack Daniel's, Lynchburg, TN, 1972

Subjects
Breweries & DistilleriesWorkers & Occupations
Card type
Chrome
Date
c. 1972 (Modern)
Front of Making charcoal at Jack Daniel's, Lynchburg, TN, 1972, Mark Elmore, MI, USA, c. 1972 chrome postcard
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Back of Making charcoal at Jack Daniel's, Lynchburg, TN, 1972, Mark Elmore, MI, USA, c. 1972 chrome postcard
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About this postcard

A man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands in the open-air charcoal yard at Jack Daniel Distillery, directing a hose at a blazing stack of wood. Smoke and orange flame rise from the burn, with other tall stacks of wood, a wheelbarrow, scattered planks, and distillery buildings set against a wooded hillside. The burn produces charcoal that Jack Daniel's uses to mellow its whiskey, filtering new whiskey through charcoal before aging. The distillery has long been a central business in Lynchburg, a small town in Middle Tennessee.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Hello all: We here at this Distillery and going for a tour. We went to Onyx Cave yesterday. See you in 10 days Love Grandma & Granddaddy

MAKING CHARCOAL AT JACK DANIEL'S The charcoal we use to gentle our whiskey is burned in the open air. Some folks say charcoal can't be made this way. All we know is we've been making it in the open air since the day Mr. Jack started. Jack Daniel Distillery Lynchburg (Pop. 361), Tennessee
PostmarkedLynchburg, TN, December 8, 1972
Stamp
Addressed to
Mark Elmore

25054 Stanford Dearborn Heights, MI 48124

Postcard record

Postmarked, Lynchburg, TN
ConditionGood
Place addressedMark Elmore, 25054 Stanford, Dearborn Heights, MI, 48124
Place mentionedLynchburg, TN
Stamp6c Dwight D. Eisenhower, blue
NotesColor photo postcard, no white border, no printed text on front; slight color shift/fading typical of mid-century chrome stock. Postmark: LYNCHBURG TENN DEC 8 1972. Divided-back chrome-era glossy color photo card; 6c Eisenhower stamp; no white border; no stamp-box marks.

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Making charcoal at Jack Daniel's, Lynchburg, TN, 1972, postcard, c. 1972. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/making-charcoal-at-jack-daniels-lynchburg-tn-1972. Accessed November 2, 2026.