A view of sunrise over the town of Luray in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, with the Blue Ridge Mountains rising in the background. Luray, the seat of Page County, sits west of the Blue Ridge and is best known for the nearby Luray Caverns, while the mountain ridge forms the eastern wall of the valley. The card presents the scene as a colorful dawn sky above the dark, wooded ridgeline.
White border; heavy color misregistration and coarse halftone dot pattern visible across the image; caption printed along the lower edge (scan rotated 180 degrees).
No postmark or stamp. Divided-back "POST CARD" ("THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS", "MADE IN USA"), published by Asheville Post Card Co.; faint illegible pencil scribble in address area; light edge wear and slight toning.
Cite this card
Sunrise over Luray, Virginia, with the Blue Ridge Mountains in the background, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/sunrise-over-luray-virginia-with-the-blue-ridge-mountains-in. Accessed October 24, 2026.
