Mountain sunset along the Blue Ridge Parkway, circa 1940s
- Subjects
- Forests & TreesMountains & Hills
- Card type
- Linen
About this postcard
A rocky overlook in the foreground gives onto a broad view of forested Blue Ridge mountain ridges fading into a pink and orange sunset sky, with a lone evergreen on the right. The card's own caption identifies it as one of the many beautiful scenes along the Blue Ridge Parkway, the scenic motor road begun in the 1930s to link Shenandoah National Park in Virginia with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina. Views like this, taken from the roadside overlooks and stone parapets built by the National Park Service and CCC crews, were standard souvenir subjects of the Parkway's early years.
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Postcard record
| Publisher | Asheville Post Card Co. |
|---|---|
| Series | N218 |
| Condition | Very good |
| Publisher | Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville, NC |
| Notes | Linen-textured stock with a white border; printed number 44642 in the lower right corner. No postmark or handwriting; unused linen-era divided-back card. Publisher imprint along left edge: Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville, N.C.; 'MADE IN USA' vertically at center; 'PLACE STAMP HERE' box top right. Light soiling and a small brown stain near center-right; corners sharp. |
Cite this card
Mountain sunset along the Blue Ridge Parkway, circa 1940s, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/mountain-sunset-along-the-blue-ridge-parkway-circa-1940s. Accessed October 24, 2026.