A black-and-white view shows Scotty's Castle, a Spanish Colonial Revival building with a tower and an American flag, framed by tall palm trees against desert mountains. Chicago insurance executive Albert M. Johnson began the ranch house in the 1920s and named it for his friend Walter Scott, the prospector and storyteller known as Death Valley Scotty. The remote compound became a tourist stop in the desert.
White border; black-and-white real photo; printed caption 'SCOTTY'S CASTLE ON THE DEATH VALLEY RANCH OF DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA' and Frasher's Fotos logo on front.
Postmark: none visible. Unused card — no stamp, no cancellation, no address or message; stamp box printed with 'EK' paper mark. Real-photo (glossy) card with white border; pencil dealer/price code 'RMLS 4-' at top left. Publisher imprint 'DESERT SOUVENIR SUPPLY BOULDER CITY NEVADA' printed vertically along the center of the back.
Cite this card
Scotty's Castle, Death Valley Ranch, CA, circa 1931, postcard, c. 1931. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/scottys-castle-death-valley-ranch-ca-circa-1931. Accessed November 2, 2026.
