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Walls of Jericho, Cedar Breaks, UT, 1930

Subjects
Mountains & HillsNational & State Parks
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Walls of Jericho, Cedar Breaks, UT, 1930, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Walls of Jericho, Cedar Breaks, UT, 1930, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The view looks through the Walls of Jericho, a window-like opening in the eroded red-orange rock of Cedar Breaks, with a pale gravel slope in the foreground and a single dark evergreen framed by the gap. Cedar Breaks is a high amphitheater on the Markagunt Plateau between Cedar City and Parowan in Iron County, southern Utah, cut into the Claron Formation limestones at elevations above 10,000 feet. Its pinnacles and arches became Cedar Breaks National Monument in 1933. The sender's note records a motor trip of about 3,000 miles by June 1, a long western tour of the kind that was becoming more common as roads and auto camping improved in the late 1920s and early 1930s.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Sistie - Bertha and myself are enjoying the trip very much C.R. June 1 at noon Have made about 3000 miles so far.

PublisherGEO. F. EVANS
791. WALLS OF JERICHO, CEDAR BREAKS, SOUTHERN UTAH. --- CEDAR BREAKS, SOUTHERN UTAH Cedar Breaks, in the mountains between Cedar City and Parowan. It covers an area of about 50 square miles and offers to the lover of nature a vast panorama of grotesque forms and bewildering color. The color display is awe inspiring. Almost kaleidoscopic as it changes with the shifting angles of the sun. POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY.
PostmarkedSalt Lake City, UT, June 2, 1930, 21:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs Stephen Jones

Flemington, NJ

Postcard record

Postmarked, Salt Lake City, UT
PublisherGEO. F. EVANS
Series83803
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMrs Stephen Jones, Flemington, NJ
Place depictedCedar Breaks, UT
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border; visible linen/halftone texture; series number 83803 at lower right; light scuffing at upper left corner. Postmark: SALT LAKE CITY UTAH JUN 2 9:30 PM 1930 GUTHRIE STA. Divided-back Curt Teich card with 'American Art Colored' color process credit, published by Geo. F. Evans, Salt Lake City, Utah; printer's logo T Co, Chicago; linen texture; white border; light edge wear.

Cite this card

Walls of Jericho, Cedar Breaks, UT, 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/walls-of-jericho-cedar-breaks-ut-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.