The Giant Petrified Log, 56 Feet Long, 8 Feet Diameter, Petrified Forest, Santa Rosa-Calistoga Road, California

Subjects: Forests & Trees National & State Parks
Card type: Real photo
Date: c. 1915 (White Border)

Back of The Giant Petrified Log, 56 Feet Long, 8 Feet Diameter, Petrified Forest, Santa Rosa-Calistoga Road, California, c. 1915 real photo postcard — Back

About this subject

A long petrified log lying in a shallow trench, surrounded by a fence and rocky ground. A sign reading 'THE GIANT' stands at the left. Printed caption identifies it as 56 feet long and 8 feet in diameter in the Petrified Forest along the Santa Rosa-Calistoga Road, 70 miles north of San Francisco.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Mary I have a part of this tree in my locker & will save it for you. How is the rest of the family getting along Your far away Sweetheart Pete

PublisherStanley A. Piltz Company

6001 Giant - 56 Ft. long - 8 Ft. dia. Petrified Forest Santa Rosa - Calistoga Road, 70 Miles north of S.F. --- "THE GIANT" petrified redwood, 56 feet long, 8 feet diameter. Buried millions of years ago by volcanic action, found in the PETRIFIED FOREST 70 miles north of San Francisco 11 miles from Santa Rosa 5 miles from Calistoga POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE BUY DEFENSE SAVINGS BONDS AND STAMPS STANLEY A. PILTZ COMPANY, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.

PostmarkedPhoenix, AZ, May 28, 1942

Addressed to

Mary Morella

110 North Market, Mount Carmel, PA

FromPete A. Sechan, Co A 80th Q.M. Bn. E.N., Phoenix, Arizona

Postcard record

Postmarked	May 28, 1942, Phoenix, AZ
Series	6001
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Mary Morella, 110 North Market, Mount Carmel, PA
Place depicted	Petrified Forest, Calistoga, CA
Place mentioned	San Francisco, CA
Place mentioned	Santa Rosa, CA
Place mentioned	Calistoga, CA
Publisher	Stanley A. Piltz Company, San Francisco, CA
Place sent from	Pete A. Sechan, Co A 80th Q.M. Bn. E.N., Phoenix, AZ
Notes	White border; black-and-white photograph; printed caption in white; no linen texture. Postmark: OENIX ARIZ MAY 28 1942 (hour digit illegible). Divided-back WWII-era card with white border; halftone/photo texture; sent free as U.S. Army mail, no stamp affixed. Light soiling and edge wear.

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The Giant Petrified Log, 56 Feet Long, 8 Feet Diameter, Petrified Forest, Santa Rosa-Calistoga Road, California, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-giant-petrified-log-56-feet-long-8-feet-diameter-petrifi. Accessed October 5, 2026.