Mount Hood from Government Camp, Oregon, 1942

Subjects: Forests & Trees Mountains & Hills
Card type: Real photo
Date: c. 1942 (Linen)

Back of Mount Hood from Government Camp, Oregon, 1942, c. 1942 real photo postcard — Back

About this postcard

Mount Hood rises in a broad snow-covered cone above dense evergreen forest, seen from Government Camp on the Mount Hood Loop Road. A snowy clearing and two small buildings sit in the foreground. Mount Hood is Oregon's highest peak, a volcanic summit in the Cascade Range, and Government Camp is a small south-side base for travelers and climbers. The Mount Hood Loop Road was a scenic auto route around the mountain.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

10/19/42 Saw this in sunset perks et. yesterday. Very beautiful! P

PostmarkedPortland, OR, October 19, 1942, 12:30

Addressed to

Ms. M. B. Port

1019 Madison St., Wilmington, DE

Postcard record

Postmarked	October 19, 1942, 12:30, Portland, OR
Publisher	Sawyer
Series	X421
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Ms. M. B. Port, 1019 Madison St.,, Wilmington, DE
Place depicted	Mount Hood, OR
Place mentioned	Government Camp, OR
Place mentioned	Mount Hood Loop Road, Portland, OR
Place mentioned	Oregon, OR
Stamp	1c Statue of Liberty, green, perforated on all sides
Stamp	3c Statue of Liberty, issued 1940
Notes	Real photo postcard with white border; sepia-toned; photographer signature 'Sawyer' in lower right; no handwriting on front. Postmark: PORTLAND OREG. OCT 19 12:30 PM 1942 (with '2' in circle). Divided-back card; white border and glossy real-photo texture (front). Dealer code 'RMLJ 2-' in pencil at top left. Stamp is a 3c green 'For Defense' Statue of Liberty issue.

Cite this card

Mount Hood from Government Camp, Oregon, 1942, postcard, c. 1942. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/mount-hood-from-government-camp-oregon-1942. Accessed November 2, 2026.