1960s Wizard Island Crater Lake National Park Oregon Vintage Postcard

About This Vintage Postcard

The deep, impossibly blue waters of Crater Lake stretch toward the horizon, cradling the perfect volcanic silhouette of Wizard Island. Framed by the weathered, silvered trunk of an ancient hemlock and the rugged pines of the caldera rim, this scene captures the profound silence and prehistoric majesty of Oregon’s high Cascades. It is a quiet invitation to stand at the edge of a collapsed mountain and feel the immense, timeless wonder of a landscape shaped by fire and filled by the sky.

Details

Era: Chrome 1960s (1961)
City: Crater Lake
State: Oregon
Country: United States of America
Topics: Crater Lake National Park, Wizard Island, Union Pacific Railroad, Volcanoes, National Parks
Artist/Photographer: Union Pacific Railroad Colorphoto
Condition: Uncirculated
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Publisher: Smith-Western Inc., Portland (Printed by Colourpicture)

Additional Information

This "Plastichrome" card features a professional color photograph provided by the Union Pacific Railroad, reflecting the golden age of rail travel to America's National Parks. Based on the Colourpicture production code P38420 found at the top center, this card was printed in 1961. Wizard Island, the prominent feature in the lake, is a cinder cone that rose from the caldera floor after the cataclysmic eruption of Mount Mazama nearly 8,000 years ago. This card serves as a crisp, mid-century memento of one of the Pacific Northwest's most iconic geological wonders

This vintage postcard would look great framed or make an excellent addition to any collection.

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