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State Forest Fire Tower on Top of Peaks of Otter, Bedford, Virginia, circa 1940

Subjects
Forests & TreesHistoric TowersMountains & Hills
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of State Forest Fire Tower on Top of Peaks of Otter, Bedford, Virginia, circa 1940, Barr-Topham Co., VA, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of State Forest Fire Tower on Top of Peaks of Otter, Bedford, Virginia, circa 1940, Barr-Topham Co., VA, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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A tall steel fire lookout tower with a glassed-in observation cab and a long wooden stairway zigzagging up a rocky slope. Two figures stand on the tower's balcony above large boulders, with a sunset sky behind and red flowers in the foreground.

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PublisherCurt Teich & Co.
State Forest Fire Tower on Top of Peaks of Otter 4,000 Feet Elevation, Bedford, Va, 9A244-N --- POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. AMERICAN ART" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) DISTRIBUTED BY BARR-TOPHAM CO., BEDFORD, VA.
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Series9A244-N
ConditionVery good
Place mentionedBarr-Topham Co., Bedford, VA
PublisherCurt Teich & Co., Chicago, IL, Chicago, IL
NotesLinen-textured stock with white border; Curt Teich-style serial number 9A244-N printed at lower right. No postmark; unused, unaddressed card. Divided back with vertical C.T. American Art imprint line, linen texture, white border. Distributed by Barr-Topham Co., Bedford, VA. Faint pencil '113 5-' at top right.

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State Forest Fire Tower on Top of Peaks of Otter, Bedford, Virginia, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/state-forest-fire-tower-on-top-of-peaks-of-otter-bedford-vir. Accessed October 5, 2026.