Mt. Thielsen and Diamond Lake, Oregon, 1955

Subjects: Forests & Trees Lakes & Ponds Mountains & Hills
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1955 (Chrome)

Back of Mt. Thielsen and Diamond Lake, Oregon, 1955, c. 1955 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

A view across Diamond Lake toward the sharp summit spire of Mount Thielsen, framed by tall pines and a fallen log in the foreground, with low buildings and boats along the far shore. The lake sits just north of Crater Lake in the Umpqua National Forest, and the cabins and moored boats mark its long use as a Cascade recreation stop. Mount Thielsen is the eroded core of an ancient shield volcano. Its jagged pinnacle, sometimes called the "Lightning Rod of the Cascades" for the strikes it draws, rises above the forested shore that made the lake a standard stop on southern Oregon travel routes.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

[illegible] true O.K. that were [illegible] expecting to sent [illegible] about them when we [illegible] we [illegible] them some, [illegible] lean [illegible] & [illegible] working [illegible] Monday & all to [illegible] made [illegible] to [illegible] [illegible] to [illegible] them [illegible] was out [illegible] [illegible] and [illegible] quite [illegible] the [illegible] [illegible] Grandma,

PostmarkedPortland, OR, February 14, 1955, 11:30

Addressed to

Emil Johnson

New London, MN

Postcard record

Postmarked	February 14, 1955, 11:30, Portland, OR
Publisher	Wesley Andrews Co.
Series	897 7A-H127
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Emil Johnson, New London, MN
Place depicted	Diamond Lake, OR
Stamp	2c John Adams, red, perforated on all sides
Notes	Linen-textured stock with a pale yellow border; Curt Teich production code "7A-H127" in the lower right corner; light edge and corner wear. Postmark: PORTLAND FEB 14 11:30 AM 1955 OREG. Linen-texture divided-back card with white border; message written in pen sideways along the left edge; light brown staining at lower left and along bottom edge.

Cite this card

Mt. Thielsen and Diamond Lake, Oregon, 1955, postcard, c. 1955. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/mt-thielsen-and-diamond-lake-oregon-1955. Accessed November 2, 2026.