Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, Oregon Coast Highway, 1950

Subjects: Coastal Scenery Lighthouses
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1950 (Chrome)

Back of Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, Oregon Coast Highway, 1950, c. 1950 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

Tillamook Rock Lighthouse stands as a white tower and keeper's quarters on a dark basalt sea stack, with heavy surf breaking against the rock and the open Pacific beyond. The view is identified with the Oregon Coast Highway. The offshore light was first lit in January 1881 after a notoriously difficult construction on the rock, and its exposed situation earned it the nickname "Terrible Tilly." It remained active into the 1950s and was decommissioned in 1957.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Dear Billie I hope you are better. I hop you like are california pictures. Sheila Lundeen

PostmarkedUKIAH, OR, April 26, 1950, 10:30

Addressed to

Billie Darrah

Childrens Hospital 16th & Bainbridge Sts. Philadelphia, PA

Postcard record

Postmarked	April 26, 1950, 10:30, UKIAH, OR
Publisher	Wesley Andrews Co.
Series	464 8A-H78
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Billie Darrah, 16th & Bainbridge Sts., Childrens Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Place depicted	Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, OR
Publisher	Wesley Andrews Co., Portland, OR
Stamp	1c George Washington, green, issued 1938, perforated on all sides
Stamp	1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
Notes	Linen-textured stock with a yellow border; Curt Teich production code "8A-H78" (1938) at lower right; light edge staining and corner wear. Postmark: UKIAH APR 26 10 30 AM 1950. Divided-back linen (C.T. Art-Colortone) card, published by Wesley Andrews Co., Portland, Ore., with photo credit "Photo by Wesley Andrews"; light soiling and a few brown stains, corners slightly worn.

Cite this card

Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, Oregon Coast Highway, 1950, postcard, c. 1950. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/tillamook-rock-lighthouse-oregon-coast-highway-1950. Accessed November 3, 2026.