Red sandstone cliffs beside a mountain road, circa 1940

About this postcard

A tall, banded red sandstone cliff rises on the left above a curving dirt road, with dense evergreen trees and green undergrowth filling the gap between rock walls on the right. The scene is typical of the red-rock canyons of the American West, such as those around Colorado Springs or the Garden of the Gods, though the card itself carries no printed caption naming the site. The linen-textured printing gives the sky and foliage a soft, crosshatched appearance characteristic of mid-century American chromolithograph postcards.