This 1936 Curt Teich Art-Colortone linen postcard depicts the Lake and Club House at Camp Ritchie Military Reservation, Cascade, Washington County, Maryland. The front image shows a large, multi-storied stone clubhouse standing directly on the shore of Lake Royer, with a narrow pier jutting into the still water. Reflections of the building and trees play across the blue-green surface, while the surrounding hills rise in dense summer foliage beneath a pale sky dotted with white clouds. The palette and soft, grainy texture are hallmarks of the linen postcard process, and the card bears the Genuine Curt Teich-Chicago “C.T. Art-Colortone” imprint, identifying Curt Teich & Company of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, as the printer. Distribution was handled by Wm. H. Bower of Pen-Mar, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, a vendor located only a few miles from the reservation. The bold caption along the lower border reads “LAKE AND CLUB HOUSE, CAMP RITCHIE MILITARY RESERVATION, CASCADE, MD.” Because the card is unposted and unused, its divided back is entirely free of writing, postmarks, or stains. The reverse nevertheless carries the standard “POST CARD” designation and the “PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE” box, the latter helping to date the card to the ~1942 period when the one-cent postal rate prevailed. Condition is excellent to near mint: the image is bright and clean, the corners are sharp, and there are no creases, tears, or pinholes; two very faint vertical lines visible on the left side of the back appear to be artifacts of scanning or the protective sleeve rather than damage to the card itself. For collectors of Maryland memorabilia, military postcards, or Curt Teich linen views, this is a particularly attractive piece. Camp Ritchie later became a secretive Military Intelligence Service language school during the Second World War, lending historical weight to this earlier, more bucolic view of a station where thousands of soldiers would soon train. The combination of a respected Chicago publisher, a regional Pennsylvania distributor, and a specific Washington County military setting makes this a desirable example of Depression-era American army-post ephemera. Whether catalogued under topographical Maryland, military history, or linen-era printing, the card is a strong representative of the genre and an excellent addition to a specialized collection.