Name/Title
PostcardEntry/Object ID
1948.042.0056Description
Photo of Independence Rock the Register of the Desert. Sweetwater River in the foreground.
Update 2009: A multicolored postcard of Independence Rock date 1934. Scene shows a winding walk road on side left and a winding blue stream. Across foreground left to right with large rounded rock brown domes in print center extending left to right. Multicolor mountains appear in distant horizon, foreground is of green vegetation covering the land surface . Blue skies with clouds seen at top of print.
Printed on front top margin: Independence Rock, "the Register of the Desert."
Printed on front bottom margin: Sweetwater River in the foreground, in Wyoming.
Card is written in blue ink, addressed to Mrs. C.A. Brimmer, 115 W. Pine, Rawlins from Clara S. Brown Cheyenne, WY. Date Dec 26, 1934. Message concerns "the Rock."
Printed on back top left of card are details: the Independence Rock lies between Rawlins and Casper near the Platte River, etc.
Work Postcard on side right top with a green 1 cent Franklin Stamp on top right corner. Postmarked Cheyenne, Wyo Dec 26, 1934 with letters TERM R.D. in lower post mark.
Center blue line divides care in half with message on side left and address side right.
Good condition with minor smudge on back and edges. Minimal wear on corners. Small scratches in emulsion. Fingerprints on side right.Collection
Photograph Collection