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Summit of Mount Washburn, Yellowstone National Park, WY, 1942

Subjects
Aerial Views & PanoramasMountains & HillsNational & State Parks
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1942 (Linen)
Front of Summit of Mount Washburn, Yellowstone National Park, WY, 1942, c. 1942 linen postcard
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Back of Summit of Mount Washburn, Yellowstone National Park, WY, 1942, c. 1942 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The card shows the downward view from the summit of Mount Washburn, looking across a deep, brightly colored canyon with a pale winding road or trail cut into its slope, toward a broad blue lake and distant ridges. The printed caption names the spot as the summit of Mt. Washburn, elevation 10,317 feet, in Yellowstone National Park. Mount Washburn is one of the park's most accessible high peaks, long a favored lookout for views over the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and Yellowstone Lake, and the card was issued by Haynes Inc., the photographic firm founded by F. Jay Haynes that served as official concessioner photographer in Yellowstone for decades.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

We [illegible] to [illegible] Having a wonderful time This is a wonderful trip in this Park Emma Enid

PublisherHaynes Inc.
© FROM THE SUMMIT OF MT. WASHBURN, ELEV. 10,317 FT., YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK COPYRIGHT BY HAYNES INC., YELLOWSTONE PARK, WYOMING Mt. Washburn, one of the highest mountains in Yellowstone Park, has a stone Lookout on its summit which is reached by the highway. The Teton Mountains about 80 miles distant are plainly visible from here when the atmosphere is clear. GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.)
PostmarkedYellowstone Park, WY, August 16, 1942, 17:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Mr. Alvy Grot

Chippewa Falls

Postcard record

Postmarked, Yellowstone Park, WY
PublisherHaynes Inc.
Series5A-H522 16276
ConditionGood
Place addressedMr. Alvy Grot, Chippewa Falls
Place depictedYellowstone National Park, WY
PublisherHaynes Inc., Yellowstone Park, WY
Stamp1c Statue of Liberty, green, perforated on all sides
NotesLinen-textured stock with a wide yellow border; plate number 5A-H522 printed vertically at the left edge; light scuffing along the left edge. Postmark: YELLOWSTONE PARK, WYO. AUG 16 5 30 PM 1942. Divided-back Curteich linen-era card with 1¢ Defense stamp; light edge/corner wear.

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Summit of Mount Washburn, Yellowstone National Park, WY, 1942, postcard, c. 1942. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/summit-of-mount-washburn-yellowstone-national-park-wy-1942. Accessed November 2, 2026.