View from the summit of Mount Washburn, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, circa 1940

Subjects: Aerial Views & Panoramas Mountains & Hills National & State Parks
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of View from the summit of Mount Washburn, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

The card shows the downward view from the summit of Mount Washburn, looking across a deep, brightly colored canyon with a pale winding road or trail cut into its slope, toward a broad blue lake and distant ridges. The printed caption names the spot as the summit of Mt. Washburn, elevation 10,317 feet, in Yellowstone National Park. Mount Washburn is one of the park's most accessible high peaks, long a favored lookout for views over the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and Yellowstone Lake, and the card was issued by Haynes Inc., the photographic firm founded by F. Jay Haynes that served as official concessioner photographer in Yellowstone for decades.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

We [illegible] to [illegible] Having a wonderful time This is a wonderful trip in this Park Emma Enid

PublisherHaynes Inc.

16276 © FROM THE SUMMIT OF MT. WASHBURN, ELEV. 10,317 FT., YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK COPYRIGHT BY HAYNES INC. 5A-H522 --- Mt. Washburn, one of the highest mountains in Yellowstone Park, has a stone Lookout on its summit which is reached by the highway. The Teton Mountains about 80 miles distant are plainly visible from here when the atmosphere is clear. COPYRIGHT BY HAYNES INC., YELLOWSTONE PARK, WYOMING GENUINE CURTEICH-COLORTONE POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY

PostmarkedChicago, IL, August 16, 1942, 17:30

Addressed to

Mrs Guy Grot

Chippewa Falls, WI

Postcard record

Postmarked	August 16, 1942, 17:30, Chicago, IL
Publisher	Haynes Inc.
Series	16276
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Mrs Guy Grot, Chippewa Falls, WI
Place depicted	Yellowstone National Park, WY
Publisher	Haynes Inc., Yellowstone Park, WY
Stamp	1c Statue of Liberty, green, perforated on all sides
Notes	Linen-textured stock with a wide yellow border; plate number 5A-H522 printed vertically at the left edge; light scuffing along the left edge. Postmark: ONE PARK ROW. CHICAGO AUG 16 5 30 PM 1942. Divided-back Curteich linen-era card with 1¢ Defense stamp; light edge/corner wear.

Cite this card

View from the summit of Mount Washburn, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/view-from-the-summit-of-mount-washburn-yellowstone-national. Accessed October 25, 2026.