Mount Rainier, Washington, circa 1940

Subjects: Forests & Trees Mountains & Hills National & State Parks
Card type: Linen

Back of Mount Rainier, Washington, circa 1940, linen postcard — Back

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Snow-covered Mount Rainier rising behind a foreground of dark evergreen firs and bare-trunked snags, with a snowfield in the immediate foreground under a clear blue sky.

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Mount Rainier, Washington --- Four hundred square miles of beautiful National Park playground encircles Mount Rainier, "the Mountain that was God," according to Indian legend. This towering 14,408 foot peak is exceeded by only two mountains in the United States. Mt. Rainier bears a greater number of glaciers than any mountain in this country. K3672 POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE A "COLOURPICTURE" PUBLICATION, BOSTON 15, MASS., U.S.A. Smiths Scenic Views, Tacoma, Washington

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Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Mount Rainier, WA
Place mentioned	Tacoma, WA
Publisher	Colourpicture Publication, Boston, MA
Notes	Linen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; printed caption in upper right corner; no white border. Postmark: none. Linen-texture card with crosshatch surface, undivided back (no dividing line), no white border; Colourpicture publication, Boston 15, Mass.; dealer pencil mark "#59 1-" at lower right, no message or address written.

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Mount Rainier, Washington, circa 1940, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/mount-rainier-washington-circa-1940. Accessed October 5, 2026.