Sunset over Great Salt Lake, Utah, circa 1940

Subject: Lakes & Ponds
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Sunset over Great Salt Lake, Utah, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

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A lurid sunset sky of yellow, orange, pink and violet clouds stretches over the calm water of the Great Salt Lake, with a dark shoreline and rocky outcrops silhouetted along the bottom and a shadowed pavilion or shelter roof at the right edge. The card's own caption names the scene simply as "Sunset Over Great Salt Lake, Utah." The Great Salt Lake, the largest natural lake west of the Mississippi, was a favorite subject for Utah view cards because of its flat, mirror-like water and its dramatic sunsets over the Oquirrh and Stansbury ranges.

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PublisherDeseret Book Company

913 —Sunset Over Great Salt Lake, Utah 9B-H1580 --- This Great Dead Sea, the largest in the world, is located 15 miles west of Salt Lake City. It covers an approximate area of 2,000 square miles, being 50 miles wide and 75 miles long with an average depth of 20 feet. Like the Dead Sea in Palestine, it is fed by the Jordan River, but has no known outlet other than evaporation. The water is 27 per cent salt and thousands of tons of salt are processed and shipped annually from this source. The water of the lake is so heavy, one cannot sink, affording the most delightful bathing in the world, which is enjoyed by thousands each season. POST CARD GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) DESERET BOOK COMPANY, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH

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Publisher	Deseret Book Company
Series	913
Condition	Very good
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.

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Sunset over Great Salt Lake, Utah, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/sunset-over-great-salt-lake-utah-circa-1940. Accessed October 24, 2026.