Mount Mitchell: Forested and Forever Misty

Postmarked 27 May 1907
Clyde, North Carolina

The Mount Mitchell State Park website boasts:

In the crest of the timeworn Black Mountains lies the summit of Mount Mitchell, at an elevation 6,684 feet it is the highest point east of the Mississippi. For those who ascend this mighty peak, what looms in the horizon is a feast for the eyes—breathtaking views of the Blue Ridge Mountains, rolling ridges and fertile valleys. Forested and forever misty, 1,946-acre Mount Mitchell State Park will provide you with some of the most tranquil moments you'll ever experience.

Mount Mitchell State Park

Mount Rushmore, As It Looked

Uncirculated
Published by Curteich (1948)

Postcard Caption:

FRONT: MT. RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL World's greatest sculptural work began in 1927. Gutzon Borglum, World's Artist and Sculptor, planned and supervised the monument. Financed by contributions and federal funds. Busts are proportionate to men 465 ft. high. Top of Washington's head to tip of chin 60 ft. high. Rock is ageless granite. Busts are of Washington, Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Lincoln.

BACK: This view shows Mt. Rushmore, before was was started in 1927 and the gigantic monument as it looks to-day. The Memorial carved out of Granite Rock by the famous sculptor Gutzon Borglum is 6200 ft. above sea level and the Busts are proportionate to men 465 ft. high.

Here I am at Mount Rushmore in the summer of 1983:



Mount Rushmore Website

Berchtesgaden mit dem Untersberg

Real Jolly Time

Postmarked 30 June 1914
Portland, Oregon



Uncirculated

Union Oil printed several series of postcards in the early 20th Century; this one is from the 1955 series, although the photograph is a reprint from an earlier line. The postcards were distributed through their gas stations in the United States. I wish gas stations would do that today!

Both of these postcards show the beautiful Oregon mountain, Mount Hood, which is over 11,000 feet, and is the largest mountain in Oregon.