This image shows the protected anchorage on Lake Tahoe called Emerald Bay. It is a popular stop for tour boats.
The description states:
EMERALD BAY – LAKE TAHOE
“Breathtakingly Blue” well describes this jewel of Lake Tahoe. In its pine-fringed setting. Emerald Bay on the southern shores of Lake Tahoe is a popular vacationland. The Nevada shores and mountains rise in the distance.
–Lake Tahoe lies at the bottom of a mountain-ringed basin, and the mountains behind the photographer in this view are the much taller Sierra Nevada range.
This card likely dates from the 1950s.
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Highway 40, Yuba River, California
This image shows the route of the original two-lane highway through the Sierras, U.S. Highway 40, and its location along the Yuba River. There are three watercourses carrying the name, and this one appears to be the South Fork.
The description states:
HIGHWAY 40 runs through the canyon of the south Fork of the Yuba River, past a string of vacation caps, inns, and public camp grounds. The stream cascades down broken granite slopes; deep among the bording conifers are piles of grey-white granite, ground from the mountain flanks by ancient glaciers. Here and there are mountain meadows where deer are often seen.
–The word bording above is probably bordering. This highway was expanded and improved to a four-lane and renamed Interstate 80, following along almost the identical course. The Yuba River was a prime source of placer gold during the California Gold Rush.
This card likely dates to the 1950s.
Baxter’s Station, California
This is a view of the traveler’s rest stop called Baxter’s Station, which once existed here in Placer County, California. It evolved into the unincorporated community of Baxter, and the rest stop closed.
The description states:
C342 – Baxter’s Station among the pines, Baxter, California, on transcontinental Highway 40.
–Highway 40 was upgraded to Interstate status and renamed Interstate 80. Some of the establishments, like this one, were bypassed by the new road course. An exit was built to allow access to the rest stop, but it has closed.
The cars visible in the picture indicate this card is likely from the 1940s.
Glacier Point Fire Fall, Yosemite National Park, California
This dramatic image shows the firefall event captured at its height during the dusk hours in Yosemite National Park.
The description states:
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA
THE FIRE FALL, GLACIER POINT
Each night during the summer season, for the pleasure of their guests and all visitors to Yosemite, the management of Camp Curry has established a gorgeous spectacular custom. A huge bonfire is built on Glacier Point 3,200 feet directly above the Camp. At the conclusion of the nightly camp fire entertainment, the burning embers are pushed from the Point above, and this cataract of fire falls nearly 900 feet in a tinkling golden cascade to a barren rocky ledge below.
–The fire fall was conducted for almost a century before being discontinued at the insistence of the National Park Service in 1968. The Glacier Point Hotel, built near the site of the bonfire, was burnt to the ground a year later.
This postcard was used and is dated 26 July 1965.
Jackson Motel, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
This card shows an aerial view of the Jackson Motel, an establishment named for Andrew Jackson in the city of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
The description states:
JACKSON MOTEL AND RESTAURANT
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Intersection U. S. Hi-ways 41, 70-S & 231 in city limits. Accommodations for 200 guests. Swimming Pool, Air Conditioned, Electric Heat, Circulating Ice Water and Telephones. Beautyrest Mattresses. Nice Restaurant serving good food from 6:00 A. M. until 9:00 P. M. TV Lounge, Gift Shop, Shuffleboard, and large Convention Room. Phone TW3-5290. Fountain Service till 10:30 P.M.
“The Waldorf of Motels”
–There is still an establishment in Murfreesboro by the same name, but it is not the same buildings, so it is probably a new business with a similar name.
This postcard is unusual because of its extra long format with images rotated 90 degrees to fit on the postcard. Click on the image to see the card full size. This postcard likely dates from the 1950s.
Rachel Robards Jackson, wife of General Andrew Jackson
This image is a late life portrait of General Andrew Jackson’s wife, Rachel Robards Jackson, who was born Rachel Donelson and married Captain Lewis Robards, only to divorce and marry Andrew Jackson.
The description states:
Portrait of Rachel Donelson Jackson
–by Earl
THE HERMITAGE
Home of General Andrew Jackson
Seventh President of the United States
Nashville, Tennessee
–She married Jackson at the age of 27 and lived with him 34 years, until her death of an apparent heart attack at the age of 61. This occurred shortly after Jackson’s first election to the Presidency, and he never recovered from the loss.
This card likely dates from the 1950s.
Andrew Jackson aboard Sam Patch, Hermitage, Tennessee
This image shows General Andrew Jackson riding his horse Sam Patch, named for a widely famous daredevil of the era.
The description states:
Portrait of Andrew Jackson on Sam Patch, white horse presented to him by the citizens of Pennsylvania in 1833. Portrait by Earl. THE HERMITAGE, home of General Andrew Jackson, Seventh President of the United States, Nashville, Tennessee.
–The real Sam Patch died in a 125 foot jump over the Genesee River in November of 1929.
This card likely dates from the 1950s.
Military Portrait of Andrew Jackson
This image shows the work of Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl, who painted this portrait of Jackson along with many others during a long association with the General.
The description states:
Military portrait of General Andrew Jackson done by the artist, Ralph E. W. Earl, who married one of Mrs. Jackson’s nieces and way, for 20 years, a member of the Hermitage household. Earl was known during the Jackson administration as “Portrait Painter to the King.” THE HERMITAGE, home of General Andrew Jackson, Seventh President of the United States, Nashville, Tennessee.
–After marrying Jackson’s niece, who died in childbirth only a year later, Earl moved into the Hermitage and remained with Jackson for the rest of his life.
This postcard likely dates from the 1950s.
President Jacksons State Carriage, Hermitage, Tennessee
This is an image of the carriage used by Jackson while President of the United States, both for ceremonial purposes and for travel.
The description states:
General Jackson’s Carriage at THE HERMITAGE, Home of General Andrew Jackson, Seventh President of the United States. This coach, bought by General Jackson in 1831, was used by him at the White House for state, ceremonial and social purposes and for several trips to the Hermitage. This trip took 30 days time. Located at Hermitage, Tennessee, near Nashville.
–It is indicative of the still primitive nature of national development that an overland journey to mid-Tennessee from Washington D.C. would require an entire month. However, within a couple of decades the development of train travel would reduce such travel times significantly.
This card likely dates from the 1950s.
Original Hermitage, Nashville, Tennessee
This log building on the left in the image is the original residence at the Hermitage, used by Jackson only until the more elaborate mansion was created. Once vacated by the Jacksons it was converted into slave quarters.
The description states:
THE HERMITAGE
Nashville, Tennessee
House on the left is remains of two-story building which was the center of a group of log houses comprising the original Hermitage, home of General Jackson, Seventh President of the United States.
–The building was built as a two-story structure but was reduced in size when converted for Jackson’s slaves. There are other buildings nearby which are under reconstruction and renovation.
This postcard likely dates from the 1950s.