Mt. Shasta overlooking Shasta Dam and Shasta Lake, near Redding, California

Subjects: Bridges & Dams Lakes & Ponds Mountains & Hills
Card type: Real photo
Date: c. 1915 (White Border)

Back of Mt. Shasta overlooking Shasta Dam and Shasta Lake, near Redding, California, c. 1915 real photo postcard — Back

About this subject

Black-and-white view of Shasta Dam, a massive concrete dam, with Shasta Lake behind it and snow-capped Mt. Shasta rising in the distance. Construction scaffolding and penstocks are visible at the base of the dam, surrounded by dry hills.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Feb. 2-11 - 7:15 P I am not going to San Francisco on the 20th. But will call you on the 21st from Reeder. Did you get the Photographs Auml-H

PostmarkedFebruary 11, 1948

Addressed to

Mrs R. P. Anderson

1145 Singing Wood Drive, Pocahontas, Calif.

Postcard record

Postmarked	February 11, 1948
Series	B-3100
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Mrs R. P. Anderson, 1145 Singing Wood Drive, Pocahontas, CA
Place depicted	Shasta Dam, Redding, CA
Place depicted	Shasta Lake, Redding, CA
Place depicted	Mt. Shasta, Mount Shasta, CA
Place mentioned	Redding, CA
Stamp	1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Notes	White border; black-and-white real photo; printed caption at bottom. Postmark: PORTLAND & S.F. R.P.O. TR. 19 FEB 11 1948. Divided-back card, white border, glossy real-photo print; light edge wear, stamp partly obscured by heavy killer bars.

Cite this card

Mt. Shasta overlooking Shasta Dam and Shasta Lake, near Redding, California, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/mt-shasta-overlooking-shasta-dam-and-shasta-lake-near-reddin. Accessed October 5, 2026.