Tag Archives: 1920s

Tourist Camp, Watkins Glen, New York

This image is of Westlake’s White City Tourist Camp, once located in close proximity to Watkins Glen and the adjacent park.
There is no description on the back of this card.
Such cabin-style camping facilities have been almost completely replaced around popular tourist locations with modern motel facilities, so this establishment is likely long gone.
The automobiles visible in the image indicate this card is likely from the 1920s.

Epworth Laboratory, Albion, Michigan

This image shows the recently built Epworth Physical Laboratory, on the campus of Albion College in Albion, Michigan.
There is no description on the back of this card.
This building was constructed in 1926 and still exists in almost original external appearance today, though it has found several different purposes over the past century. It is currently threatened with demolition.
This postcard was used and is dated 25 September 1923.

Glacier Overlooking Gletch, Switzerland

This image shows the town of Gletch, Switzerland and the glacier behind it which feeds the runoff stream flowing through the center of the picture.

Edition Photoglob, Zürich


There is no description on the back of this card.
The glacier known as Rhoneglacier has retreated dramatically in current times, and only the top most part of the glacier shown here is still present, and much smaller. The rest of the mountain beneath the glacier is barren and exposed rock.
This card was used and is dated 16 July 1930.

Lake and Mountain, Lucerne, Switzerland

This image shows the shoreline of Lake Lucerne and the city itself, with the mountain Pilatus in the background.

Edition Photoglob, Zürich


There is no description on the back of this card. The legend on the front states:
Luzern, Bahnhof und Pilatus (2132m)
–This translates to Lucerne, Train Station and Mount Pilatus. The train station is the large domed building on the left.
This postcard was used, and is dated 16 July 1930. It was purchased and mailed by my great aunt Dorcas while she was on her Grand Tour of Europe that year, at the age of 26.

Wilson Memorial and Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

This image is a colorized, and closer in view of the Wilson Memorial Plaque as it looked in front of the Palais des Nations.

Edition Jaeger, Genéve


The description states:
Genéve – Palais des Nations et Plaque commémorative Président Wilson
–A person standing at this point would have their back immediately to Lake Geneva. As noted earlier, this building was replaced with a new United Nations building and is now the Wilson Hotel.
This card likely dates from the 1920s.

Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

This image features the original Palais des Nations as it appeared along the lakefront before moving to the new building a short distance away.

Georges Jaeger, Editeur, Genéve


There is no description on the back of this card.
With the emergence of the United Nations, this building became insufficient for the expanded requirements, and a new, much larger structure was built a short distance away. This building was repurposed and is now the Hotel Wilson. The Wilson memorial is just barely visible at the waters edge below the trees.
This card likely dates from the 1920s.

Wilson Embankment, Geneva, Switzerland

This image shows the embankment along Lake Geneva dedicated to Woodrow Wilson and his efforts to create a League of Nations.

Georges Jaeger, Editeur, Genéve


There is no description on the back of this card.
In the left background is the iconic water jet, still present today in the lake. In the right background, as described by the legend on the card, is the Palais des Nations. However, the Palais has been moved to a new building a short distance away, and this building is now the President Wilson Hotel, named for the same United States President.
This card likely dates from the 1920s.

Brunswick Monument, Geneva, Switzerland

This image shows the mausoleum of Charles II, Duke of Brunswick, who bequeathed his entire estate to the city of Geneva with the requirement to build this specific monument.

Georges Jaeger, Editeur, Genéve


There is no description on the back of this card.
The monument was constructed in 1879 along the Lake Geneva waterfront in the Garden of the Alps.
This postcard likely dates from the 1920s.

El Gobernador, Zion National Park, Utah

This illustration is of the large rock formation that dominates the canyon below in Zion National Park, Utah. It is now better known as the Great White Throne.

Union Pacific Pictorial Postcard


The description states:
A summer trip to Zion National Park. Cedar Breaks, Bryce Canyon and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon makes an ideal outing.
–This postcard illustration was made to promote the use of the Union Pacific passenger service to the places noted on the back of the card.
This image likely dates from the 1920s, as the park was established in 1919.