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Petrified wood and erosions, Petrified Forest, AZ, circa 1935

Subjects
Forests & TreesNational & State Parks
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1935 (Linen)
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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. An early explanation held that the logs lay for millions of years in "polluted waters" before silt and earth covered them, after which wind and water carved the surrounding erosions. The Petrified Forest region of northeastern Arizona preserves fallen Late Triassic trees whose wood was replaced by silica; the area was set aside as 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.
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PublisherCurt Teich & Co.
SeriesP. F. 30
ConditionVery good
Place depictedPetrified Forest National Park, AZ
Place mentionedPetrified Forest, AZ
Place mentionedJ. R. Willis, Albuquerque, NM
PublisherCurt Teich & Co., Chicago, IL
NotesLinen-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 wood and erosions, Petrified Forest, AZ, circa 1935, postcard, c. 1935. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/petrified-wood-and-erosions-petrified-forest-az-circa-1935. Accessed November 2, 2026.