1912 Kings Canyon Grant National Park CA Postcard

About This Vintage Postcard

This classic color lithograph postcard captures an early touring car winding through a grove of massive Giant Sequoias in General Grant National Park, Fresno County. The scene highlights the awe-inspiring scale of the Sierra Nevada's ancient forests, where early 20th-century "motoring" became a premier way for tourists to experience the park's majestic redwoods. General Grant National Park, established in 1890 to protect the famous General Grant Tree, was later incorporated into Kings Canyon National Park in 1940. The image illustrates the dawn of automotive tourism in the California Sierras, showing a well-maintained gravel road that allowed visitors to drive directly into the heart of these primeval groves.

Details

Era: White Border (1912)
City: Grant Grove (Kings Canyon)
State or Region: Fresno County, California
Country: United States
Topic: General Grant National Park, Giant Sequoias, Early Motoring, Sierra Nevada, California Landmarks
Condition: Uncirculated
Postage: None
Address Side: divided back
Orientation: Vertical (Portrait)
Artist / Photographer: Unknown
Publisher:Pacific Novelty Co.
Printer: Curt Teich & Co. (29955)
Print Type: Lithograph (White Border)