Petrified logs and badland buttes, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, circa 1940

Subjects: Forests & Trees National & State Parks
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Petrified logs and badland buttes, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

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Scattered sections of petrified wood lie in the foreground of an arid badlands landscape, with banded, cone-shaped buttes and a capped rock spire rising behind them under a blue sky. The scene is characteristic of the Petrified Forest region of northeastern Arizona, where fallen Triassic-era trees were mineralized into quartz and the surrounding soft shales eroded into colorful, layered formations. The Petrified Forest was proclaimed a national monument in 1906 and redesignated a national park in 1962.

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PublisherCurt Teich & Co.

P. F. 30—PETRIFIED WOOD AND EROSIONS, PETRIFIED FOREST, ARIZONA From the calculations of scientists, the trees of the Petrified Forest lay prostrate in polluted waters millions of years, causing them to be- come petrified. The logs were covered with slit and earth. With the passing centuries the winds and elements have caused many erosions as seen in the background. COPYRIGHTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY J. R. WILLIS, BOX 665, ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO 'C.T. ART-COLORTONE' POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE 5A-H2543

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Publisher	Curt Teich & Co.
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Petrified Forest National Park, AZ
Place mentioned	Petrified Forest, AZ
Place mentioned	J. R. Willis, Albuquerque, NM
Publisher	Curt Teich & Co., Chicago, IL
Notes	Linen-textured stock with visible crosshatch weave; vivid, saturated coloring; no white border; no printed text on front. No postmark. Divided back; linen texture; white border; Curt Teich imprint; no handwriting.

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Petrified logs and badland buttes, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/petrified-logs-and-badland-buttes-petrified-forest-national. Accessed October 25, 2026.