Black-and-white view of Scotty's Castle, the Spanish Colonial Revival retreat in Death Valley, set against bare desert mountains. Palm trees, cactus, and yucca frame the courtyard, where several 1930s automobiles are parked. The compound was built for Chicago insurance executive Albert M. Johnson and takes its name from Walter Scott, the prospector known as Death Valley Scotty.
White border; black-and-white real photo print; faint circular photographer's stamp visible in lower right corner.
No postmark or stamp; unused divided-back real-photo postcard. White border, glossy black-and-white print. Pencil dealer/stock code "RMLJ 4-" at upper left. Publisher imprint printed vertically along the divider: "PUBLISHED BY FRASHERS, INC., POMONA, CALIF."
Cite this card
Scotty's Castle, Death Valley, CA, circa 1931, postcard, c. 1931. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/scottys-castle-death-valley-ca-circa-1931. Accessed November 2, 2026.
