Mt. Lowe from Hotel Raymond, Pasadena, CA, 1908

Subjects: Mountains & Hills Town & City Views
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1908 (Golden Age)

Back of Mt. Lowe from Hotel Raymond, Pasadena, CA, 1908, G. H. O'Brien, IL, USA, c. 1908 lithograph postcard — Back

About this postcard

The view looks across Pasadena from the Hotel Raymond toward Mount Lowe and the San Gabriel Mountains. In the foreground, red-roofed houses, green fields, and orchards spread over the valley floor before the land rises into the rugged foothills. The Hotel Raymond was a large Pasadena resort, and Mount Lowe was a popular mountain destination served by the Mount Lowe Railway in the early 1900s. The scene shows the cultivated valley giving way to the steep mountain front that shaped Pasadena's role as a winter resort.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

I suppose this place [illegible] Best wishes from your friend Chas. W. [illegible]

PostmarkedLos Angeles, CA, December 30, 1908, 17:00

Addressed to

G. H. O'Brien

508 So Hanley St. Chicago, IL

FromMr. Chas. Lehmar, Los Angeles, CA

Postcard record

Postmarked	December 30, 1908, 17:00, Los Angeles, CA
Publisher	M. Rieder, Publ.
Condition	Fair
Place addressed	G. H. O'Brien, 508 So Hanley St., Chicago, IL
Publisher	M. Rieder, Publ., Los Angeles, CA
Place sent from	Mr. Chas. Lehmar, Los Angeles, CA
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only
Notes	White border strip along right edge carrying a handwritten message; grainy chromolithographic texture; light edge wear and a small scuff in the sky. Postmark: LOS ANGELES CAL DEC 30 5-PM 1908. Divided back; M. Rieder, Publ., Los Angeles, Cal. No. 3417, Made in Germany; light edge wear.

Cite this card

Mt. Lowe from Hotel Raymond, Pasadena, CA, 1908, postcard, c. 1908. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/mt-lowe-from-hotel-raymond-pasadena-ca-1908. Accessed November 2, 2026.