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North Fort Lewis and Mt. Rainier, Washington, circa 1940

Subjects
Aerial Views & PanoramasMilitary Branches & Training CampsMountains & Hills
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1940 (Linen)
Front of North Fort Lewis and Mt. Rainier, Washington, circa 1940, c. 1940 linen postcard
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Back of North Fort Lewis and Mt. Rainier, Washington, circa 1940, c. 1940 linen postcard
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About this postcard

An elevated view looks over the barracks and buildings of North Fort Lewis toward snow-capped Mount Rainier. Dark evergreen branches and a tree trunk frame the foreground, with the mountain rising beyond the post. Fort Lewis, south of Tacoma, was a major Army post; North Fort Lewis was a cantonment built in the early 1940s as the installation expanded for World War II. The pairing of the camp and the mountain gives the scene its character: a large military installation set against the Northwest landscape.

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PublisherCOLOURPICTURE
North Fort Lewis and Mt. Rainier, Washington This picturesque view of Fort Lewis and Mt. Rainier is only one of many such beautiful views available from this Army establishment.
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Postcard record

PublisherCOLOURPICTURE
SeriesK3675
ConditionVery good
Place mentionedFort Lewis, WA
Place mentionedTacoma, WA
PublisherCOLOURPICTURE, Colourpicture Publication, Boston, MA, Boston, MA
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; yellow caption band printed across the bottom edge. No postmark. Divided-back linen-era card; Colourpicture Publication imprint with Smith's Scenic Views (Tacoma) distributor line and card number K3675. No message, no address, no stamp; dealer pencil mark '#59' lower right.

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North Fort Lewis and Mt. Rainier, Washington, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1940. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/north-fort-lewis-and-mt-rainier-washington-circa-1940. Accessed November 2, 2026.