Native fan palms, California desert, 1945
- Subjects
- Forests & TreesMountains & Hills
- Card type
- Linen
- Date
- c. 1945 (Linen)
About this postcard
Three tall California fan palms stand in the foreground, their trunks hung with skirts of dried fronds, with a scattered grove of smaller palms and low brush behind them and barren hills and mountains under a blue, cloud-flecked sky. The printed caption calls them "Natives of the California Desert." The California fan palm (Washingtonia filifera) is the only palm native to the southwestern United States and a signature sight of desert oases in the Coachella Valley and around Palm Springs. By the 1940s, such desert scenery was a popular tourist subject for postcards.
Postcard Details
R, 1. Box, 159 Cecil, WI
Postcard record
| Publisher | Western Publishing & Novelty Co. |
|---|---|
| Series | 663 4A-H952 |
| Condition | Very good |
| Place addressed | Mrs Eunice Schultz, R, 1. Box, 159, Cecil, WI |
| Place depicted | California, CA |
| Publisher | Western Publishing & Novelty Co., Los Angeles, CA |
| Place sent from | Mrs Eunice Schultz, R, 1. Box, 159, Cecil, WI |
| Notes | Linen (crosshatch) texture with a cream border; printed caption at top right and publisher/series marks at bottom; slight edge wear and a small nick at top center. No postmark (unused card, no stamp). Divided-back linen-era card with cream border; sender's return address written in pencil on the message side and dated Sept 8 1945. Light edge wear, faint creasing. |
Cite this card
Native fan palms, California desert, 1945, postcard, c. 1945. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/native-fan-palms-california-desert-1945. Accessed November 2, 2026.