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Toad and Toad Stools, Garden of the Gods, CO, circa 1930

Subjects
Mountains & HillsPublic Parks & Commons
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Toad and Toad Stools, Garden of the Gods, CO, circa 1930, Colorado Springs, CO, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Toad and Toad Stools, Garden of the Gods, CO, circa 1930, Colorado Springs, CO, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

View of the Toad and Toad Stools, a group of eroded red sandstone rocks in Garden of the Gods, the public park between Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs, Colorado. Pine trees and scrub grow around the base of the rocks. The printed text describes the formation as a "Mushroom" type, split by erosion from a single rock into three, and calls it second in popularity only to the famous Balanced Rock.

Postcard Details

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PublisherElmer C. Clark
TOAD AND TOAD STOOLS, GARDEN OF THE GODS, NEAR COLORADO SPRINGS AND MANITOU SPRINGS TOAD AND TOADSTOOLS, GARDEN OF THE GODS, COLORADO Another type of rock formation known as "Mush- room". In by-gone ages, this formation was all one rock. Today it is three separate rocks. Erosion has formed here the "Toad and Toadstools". This group in popularity is second only to the famous Balanced Rock.
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Postcard record

PublisherElmer C. Clark
Series23403
ConditionExcellent
Place depictedGarden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, CO
Place mentionedColorado Springs, CO
Place mentionedManitou Springs, CO
Place mentionedGarden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, CO
Place mentionedE.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, WI
PublisherElmer C. Clark, Denver, CO
NotesLinen texture; no white border; printed caption in upper right. No postmark. Divided-back 'Natural Color Post Card' printed by E.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis. (HCL), published by Elmer C. Clark, 739 Marion St., Denver, Colo.; series 23403; linen-era card, c. 1930s-40s. Printed descriptive text about Toad and Toadstools, Garden of the Gods, Colorado. Pencil '112' and '2.00' at top; no message, no address, no stamp.

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Toad and Toad Stools, Garden of the Gods, CO, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/toad-and-toad-stools-garden-of-the-gods-co-circa-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.