A winding dirt road passes through a dense grove of towering redwoods, with lush undergrowth and sunlight filtering through the canopy. The handwritten note on the back relays facts about the trees, including a claim that the oldest known redwood is 2,200 years old and a reference to the Avenue of the Giants. The Redwood Highway was the north coast route that brought motorists through California's redwood country, and postcards like this served as souvenirs of the drive.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Sept 2 - 1937.
The oldest known
Redwood Tree is 2200
yrs old. The avenue of
the giants affords [illegible] to
3000 yrs no definite proof
has been obtained.
Diameter of 2200 yr old tree
was 12 ft. Size does not
determine age. One cut
recently 11 1/2 ft but only
500 yrs old. Another 12 ft
is 1205 yrs old. Method of
telling age is by rings
Prof Eugene Fritz of
University of California
Real photo postcard; black-and-white image; no white border visible; caption printed in white in lower left; photographer's mark lower right.
Divided back; no postmark or stamp present; glossy real-photo card; handwritten message in blue-gray ink begins "Sept 2 - 1937".
Cite this card
Marvels of the Redwoods, Redwood Highway, CA, 1937, postcard, c. 1937. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/marvels-of-the-redwoods-redwood-highway-ca-1937. Accessed November 2, 2026.
