Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, Oregon Coast Highway, Oregon, 1950

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

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

About this postcard

The picture shows the Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, a white tower and keeper's quarters perched atop a dark basalt sea stack, with heavy surf breaking against the rock and the open Pacific beyond. The card labels it as a feature of the Oregon Coast Highway. Tillamook Rock Light was first lit in January 1881 after a notoriously difficult construction on the offshore rock, and its exposed situation earned it the nickname "Terrible Tilly"; the station 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

PostmarkedApril 26, 1950, 10:30

Addressed to

Billie Darrah

Childrens Hospital 16th & Bainbridge Sts. Philadelphia, PA

Postcard record

Postmarked	April 26, 1950, 10:30
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: KIAK APR 26 10 30 AM 1950. Divided-back linen (C.T. Art-Colortone) card; light soiling and a few brown stains, corners slightly worn.

Cite this card

Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, Oregon Coast Highway, Oregon, 1950, postcard, c. 1950. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/tillamook-rock-lighthouse-oregon-coast-highway-oregon-1950. Accessed November 2, 2026.