A still lake mirrors a line of flat-topped red sandstone buttes and mesas under a pale blue sky streaked with pink and orange light, with dark green scrub and grass in the foreground. The scene is typical of the Colorado Plateau country of the American Southwest, where layered sandstone mesas are cut by rivers and reservoirs. No caption or imprint identifies the exact site, so the location remains unnamed on this card.
Pronounced crosshatch linen texture across the whole image; no printed caption or border text; thin white edge along top and left from the scan.
No postmark; divided back; linen texture; printed caption and publisher imprint; no handwriting.
Cite this card
Red rock buttes reflected in a lake at sunset, American Southwest, circa 1940s, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/red-rock-buttes-reflected-in-a-lake-at-sunset-american-south. Accessed October 25, 2026.
