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Paradise Inn in snow, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, circa 1945

Subjects
Hotels & InnsMountains & HillsNational & State Parks
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Paradise Inn in snow, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, circa 1945, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Paradise Inn in snow, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, circa 1945, c. 1930 linen postcard
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A view of Paradise Inn, its steep red roof and dormers rising above deep snow, with snow-covered slopes and evergreen forest behind and two small figures on the snowfield in the foreground. The card labels the scene "Spring Opening, Paradise Inn" in Rainier National Park. Paradise Inn opened in 1917 at the base of Mount Rainier and is famed for its rustic alpine architecture and for the record snowfall of the Paradise area, which often buries the building well past its spring opening.

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PublisherRainier National Park Co.
RAINIER NATIONAL PARK SPRING OPENING, PARADISE INN 27.119 5A-H568 --- Steam shovels have just dug channels through ten to twelve feet of snow to allow automobiles to reach Paradise Inn, Rainier National Park. The highway is usually open for traffic by July 1st. POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY RAINIER NATIONAL PARK CO., TACOMA, WASH. MADE IN U.S.A. MADE ONLY BY CURT TEICH & CO., INC., CHICAGO, U.S.A.
PostmarkedSeattle, WA
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Addressed to
S. Leslie Truesdell

Stanley, WI

FromTed Staats, 2141 - 36th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95817

Postcard record

PostmarkedSeattle, WA
PublisherRainier National Park Co.
Series5A-H568
ConditionVery good
Place addressedS. Leslie Truesdell, Stanley, WI
Place depictedParadise Inn, WA
PublisherRainier National Park Co., Tacoma, WA
Place sent fromTed Staats, 2141 - 36th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95817
Stamp2c United States flag, red and blue
NotesLinen-textured stock with a white border; printed card numbers 27.119 and 5A-H568 at lower corners (Curt Teich-style numbering). Postmark: SEATTLE, WASH 7 AM 1960. Linen-textured divided-back Curt Teich card with white border; purple "AUG 10 REC'D" receiving stamp; typed address label and printed return-address label; light edge wear.

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Paradise Inn in snow, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, circa 1945, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/paradise-inn-in-snow-mount-rainier-national-park-washington. Accessed October 25, 2026.