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Mount Shasta, California

Subjects
Forests & TreesMountains & Hills
Card type
Real photo
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Mount Shasta, California, Mrs R. P. Anderson, CA, USA, c. 1907 real photo postcard
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Back of Mount Shasta, California, Mrs R. P. Anderson, CA, USA, c. 1907 real photo postcard
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About this subject

A snow-covered Mount Shasta rises behind dark evergreen forested slopes, with a tall weathered pine standing in the left foreground. The scene is rendered in a warm sepia-toned monochrome.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Jan 1-12-1937 We came [illegible] very [illegible] middle of the day But cold and frosty at night Will Phone for the 12 Thu. All trains back on time Amel H.

6 Mt Shasta --- POST CARD CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs R. P. Anderson

1145 Singing Wood Drive, Orinda, Calif

Postcard record

Series6
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs R. P. Anderson, 1145 Singing Wood Drive, Orinda, CA
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
NotesSepia-toned real photo print; no white border; light surface scratches and slight fading; number '6' printed with the caption at lower left. No readable postmark — cancellation is a heavy smudge over the 1c stamp. Divided-back card; message in blue ink, partly smudged. Front is a real-photo style view captioned '6 Mt Shasta'.

Cite this card

Mount Shasta, California, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/mount-shasta-california. Accessed October 5, 2026.