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San Francisco Mountains north of Flagstaff, Arizona, 1916

Subjects
Forests & TreesMountains & Hills
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1916 (White Border)
Front of San Francisco Mountains north of Flagstaff, Arizona, 1916, c. 1916 printed photo postcard
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Back of San Francisco Mountains north of Flagstaff, Arizona, 1916, c. 1916 printed photo postcard
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About this postcard

Snow-capped peaks rise above a broad grassy meadow dotted with tall ponderosa pines, with a single small figure seated in the foreground. The printed caption calls them the "noble four peaked mountains" north of Flagstaff, visible for a hundred miles and "snow-capped under a turquoise blue Arizona sky"; it gives their height as 13,000 feet, about 6,000 feet above town. The range, also known as the San Francisco Peaks, is a volcanic field just north of Flagstaff, and its highest summit, Humphreys Peak, is the tallest point in Arizona. The peaks are sacred in several Native American traditions of the region.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

I mailed this this morning but there was so much snow on them - This card gives rather a good picture, I posted 2 cards yesterday but never put the date on - I am now at Williams & got to the Canyon 4.15 pm when we then tomorrow pm Camp Nearly 24 hours from here. Eddie 26 July 1916

PublisherDetroit Publishing Co.
SAN FRANCISCO MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA The noble four peaked mountains north of the town of Flagstaff, which are conspicuously in sight for a hundred miles, are the San Francisco Mount- ains; snow-capped under a turquoise blue Arizona sky. They are 13,000 feet above sea level, and 6,000 feet above Flagstaff. -
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Addressed to
Mrs E. P. Dorrien-Smith

Tresco Abbey Isle of Scilly England

Postcard record

PublisherDetroit Publishing Co.
Series5508
ConditionFair
Place addressedMrs E. P. Dorrien-Smith, Tresco Abbey, Isle of Scilly, England
Place depictedSan Francisco Mountains, AZ
receivedBERKHAM
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border; heavy surface creasing, scuffing and staining across the sky; tinted halftone print. Phostint divided back, 2 x 1c Washington stamps; light edge wear. Circular Berkhamsted receiving mark over the stamps, 11 A.M./8 P.M., year ending 18 (month and year partly illegible).

Cite this card

San Francisco Mountains north of Flagstaff, Arizona, 1916, postcard, c. 1916. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/san-francisco-mountains-north-of-flagstaff-arizona-1916. Accessed November 2, 2026.