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Umbrella Rock, Lookout Mountain, Tennessee

Subjects
ChildrenMountains & HillsRivers & Streams
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Umbrella Rock, Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of Umbrella Rock, Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
Back

About this subject

A young girl in a white pinafore stands atop Umbrella Rock, a large overhanging balancing rock formation on Lookout Mountain. Behind her a river winds through the wooded valley below, with a small red-roofed structure at the base of the rocks.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Ma - I am still on the road This is a very good town I like it. Byron

Umbrella Rock, Lookout Mountain, Tenn. 12016 --- POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY
PostmarkedAugusta
Stamp
Addressed to
Eva Wheeler

No 5 Robinson, Danville, Ill

Postcard record

PostmarkedAugusta
Series12016
ConditionGood
Place addressedEva Wheeler, No 5 Robinson, Danville, IL
Place depictedLookout Mountain, TN
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
NotesColor lithograph with visible halftone dot pattern; dark smudge/stain in the sky area and scattered foxing spots; card number 12016 printed at top right. Postmark: AUGUSTA (date/time illegible). Divided-back card with white border, lithographic (non-linen, non-glossy) texture; 1c green Franklin stamp; light soiling and edge wear.

Cite this card

Umbrella Rock, Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/umbrella-rock-lookout-mountain-tennessee. Accessed October 5, 2026.