Sunrise in the Grand Canyon, Arizona, circa 1910

Subjects: Mountains & Hills National & State Parks Rivers & Streams
Card type: Printed photo
Date: c. 1915 (White Border)

Back of Sunrise in the Grand Canyon, Arizona, circa 1910, c. 1915 printed photo postcard — Back

About this postcard

The card shows a sunrise view into the Grand Canyon, with the Colorado River winding through the shadowed inner gorge and a massive red rock wall at right; the printed caption names it "Sunrise in the Grand Canyon, Arizona." The Grand Canyon is a vast canyon in northern Arizona carved by the Colorado River and its tributaries, and it was established as a national park in 1919. Detroit Publishing Co. produced color postcards from photographs in the early 20th century.

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PublisherDetroit Publishing Co.

COPR. DETROIT PUBLISHING CO. 12295 SUNRISE IN THE GRAND CANYON, ARIZONA. --- POST CARD "PHOSTINT" CARD. TRADE MARK - REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. MADE ONLY BY DETROIT PUBLISHING CO. “The panorama is the real overmastering charm. It is never twice the same. Although you think you have spelt out every temple and peak and escarpment, as the angle of the sunlight changes there begins a ghostly advance of colossal forms from the farther side, and what you had taken to be the ultimate wall is seen to be made up of still other isolated sculptures, revealed now for the first time.” PLACE STAMP HERE. UNITED STATES AND CANADA. ONE CENT. FOREIGN. TWO CENTS THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR MESSAGE. THIS SPACE FOR THE ADDRESS.

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Publisher	Detroit Publishing Co.
Series	12295
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Grand Canyon, AZ
Publisher	Detroit Publishing Co., Detroit, MI
Notes	White border; printed color; copyright line at upper left. No postmark. Divided back; white border; Phostint imprint; unused.

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Sunrise in the Grand Canyon, Arizona, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/sunrise-in-the-grand-canyon-arizona-circa-1910. Accessed October 25, 2026.