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Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, Oregon Coast Highway, Oregon, circa 1938

Subjects
Coastal SceneryLighthouses
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, Oregon Coast Highway, Oregon, circa 1938, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, Oregon Coast Highway, Oregon, circa 1938, c. 1930 linen postcard
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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

PublisherWesley Andrews Co.
464 TILLAMOOK LIGHT HOUSE, OREGON COAST HIGHWAY PHOTO BY WESLEY ANDREWS 8A-H78 --- POST CARD "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. — WESLEY ANDREWS CO., PORTLAND, ORE.
PostmarkedApril 26, 1950, 10:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Billie Darrah

16th & Bainbridge Sts., Philadelphia, PA

Postcard record

Postmarked
PublisherWesley Andrews Co.
Series464
ConditionGood
Place addressedBillie Darrah, 16th & Bainbridge Sts., Philadelphia, PA
Place depictedTillamook Rock Lighthouse, OR
PublisherWesley Andrews Co., Portland, OR
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesLinen-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, circa 1938, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/tillamook-rock-lighthouse-oregon-coast-highway-oregon-circa. Accessed October 24, 2026.