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Tree-in-the-Rock, Lincoln Highway, Wyoming

Subjects
Historic TreesMonuments & Memorials
Card type
Real photo
Date
Postmarked October 8, 1949 (Chrome)
Front of Tree-in-the-Rock, Lincoln Highway, Wyoming, 1949 real photo postcard
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Back of Tree-in-the-Rock, Lincoln Highway, Wyoming, 1949 real photo postcard
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About this subject

A black-and-white photograph of a pine tree growing out of a large rock, enclosed by a metal fence. Two signs are mounted: one on the fence reading 'THE OLD PINE TREE' and one on a wooden frame reading 'TREE IN THE ROCK'. The printed caption identifies it as the famed landmark of the Lincoln Highway, Wyoming.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Greetings, Miss Florence Wagner told us you might like to hear from us on our ex- pedition into the west. We are having a grand time and will keep you posted along the way Ray and Lorraine Heist

PublisherSanborn
TREE-IN-THE-ROCK, THE FAMED LANDMARK OF THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY, WYO. --- PHOTO POST CARD
PostmarkedMedicine Bow, WY, October 8, 1949, 17:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Arwilla Scott

1711 Perkiomen Ave, Reading, Pennsylvania

Postcard record

Postmarked, Medicine Bow, WY
SeriesY-2165
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMiss Arwilla Scott, 1711 Perkiomen Ave, Reading, PA
Place depictedTree-in-the-Rock, WY
Place mentionedLincoln Highway, Kearny
Place mentionedWyoming, WY
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
NotesBlack-and-white real photo postcard with white border; printed caption and Sanborn logo/number on front. Postmark: MEDICINE BOW WYO OCT 8 5 30 PM 1949. Divided-back real-photo postcard with white border; message written in pen; 1c green Washington stamp affixed. Light soiling on back.

Cite this card

Tree-in-the-Rock, Lincoln Highway, Wyoming, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/tree-in-the-rock-lincoln-highway-wyoming. Accessed October 5, 2026.