Sunset over Great Salt Lake, Utah, circa 1939
- Subject
- Lakes & Ponds
- Card type
- Linen
- Date
- c. 1939 (Linen)
About this postcard
A sunset sky of yellow, orange, pink and violet clouds spreads over the calm water of the Great Salt Lake, with a dark shoreline and low rocky outcrops silhouetted along the bottom of the frame and the shadowed roof of a pavilion at the right edge. The printed caption names the scene simply as a sunset over the lake. The lake's shallow, flat water mirrors the sky, which made it a dependable subject for Utah view cards; the Oquirrh and Stansbury ranges rise to the west and south of the water. Resorts along the south shore, most famously Saltair, drew excursion crowds from Salt Lake City to bathe in the brine. Deseret Book Company, the Salt Lake City bookseller and publisher associated with the LDS Church, issued the card.
Postcard Details
Salt Lake City, UT
Postcard record
| Publisher | Deseret Book Company |
|---|---|
| Series | 9B-H1580 |
| Condition | Very good |
| Place addressed | DESERET BOOK COMPANY, Salt Lake City, UT |
| Place depicted | Great Salt Lake, UT |
| Publisher | Deseret Book Company, Salt Lake City, UT |
| Notes | Linen-textured stock with a wide pale yellow border; production number 9B-H1580 (Curt Teich) printed at lower right. No postmark — unused card. Divided-back linen-era "C.T. Art-Colortone" postcard with printed descriptive text about the Great Salt Lake; Deseret Book Company imprint. Light age toning, no notable damage. |
Cite this card
Sunset over Great Salt Lake, Utah, circa 1939, postcard, c. 1939. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/sunset-over-great-salt-lake-utah-circa-1939. Accessed November 2, 2026.