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Mount of the Holy Cross, Colorado, circa 1940

Subject
Mountains & Hills
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Mount of the Holy Cross, Colorado, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Mount of the Holy Cross, Colorado, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this subject

View of Mount of the Holy Cross in Colorado, its rocky slopes marked by the natural snow-filled cross couloir near the summit. Scattered snow patches and talus cover the foreground slope beneath a blue sky with light clouds.

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PublisherElmer C. Clark
MOUNT OF THE HOLY CROSS, COLORADO — 2 --- Nature has placed a perfect snow-white cross upon this mountain. It is formed by the two transverse canyons of immense depth, wherein lies snow twelve months of each year. Post Card 28303 Published by Elmer C. Clark, 739 Marion St., Denver, Colo. — Natural Color Post Card Made in U.S.A. by E. C. Kropp Co., Milw., Wis.—ODY
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Postcard record

Series2
ConditionVery good
Place depictedMount of the Holy Cross, CO
PublisherElmer C. Clark, 739 Marion St., Denver, CO
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; no white border; slight edge wear. Postmark: none. Divided-back linen-era card; E.C. Kropp 'A Natural Color Post Card' stamp box (E C / K Co). Dealer pencil marks '112' and '2.00' at top; no message, no address, no stamp.

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Mount of the Holy Cross, Colorado, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/mount-of-the-holy-cross-colorado-circa-1940. Accessed October 5, 2026.