Vintage Postcard THE WATCHMAN ZION NATIONAL PARK Color DivBk StdSz USA EC Kropp

[Used] Unposted original printed linen postcard. Light corner and edge wear with slight rounding and tiny chips at corners. Light surface handling scuffs on the front and mild age toning on the reverse. Faint vertical crease through the center of the reverse is present; light soiling along edges. Includes single original printed postcard only; no envelope.

Brand/Publisher: EC Kropp; Published by Phil Empey, Ogden, Utah; Type: Linen Postcard; Color: Color; Subject: THE WATCHMAN, ZION NATIONAL PARK, SHOWING THE MAKUNTUWEAP RIVER; Theme: Landscapes, Famous Places, Tourism; Features: Divided Back; Size: Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in); Material: Cardboard; Era: Linen (1930-1945); Country of Origin: United States; Unit of Sale: Single Unit

Front image details: Color linen-style printed view of the Watchman peak with the Makuntuweap River in the foreground. Title printed at top: 'THE WATCHMAN, ZION NATIONAL PARK, SHOWING THE MAKUNTUWEAP RIVER.' Scene shows rocky river foreground, dense trees and red sandstone cliffs in the distance.

Reverse image details: Divided back with printed descriptive caption: 'Here are majestic peaks, the East and West Temples, two great domes crested with crimson that bleeds down their pale sides, the great red sandstone pile of the Watchman looking serenely upon the valley, the stains of crimson on the summit of a white precipice suggesting its name, the Altar of Sacrifice—a glorious variety of colors from delicate pink to mahogany.' Additional printed details include '4854N', 'POST CARD', a 'PLACE STAMP HERE' box, and vertical publisher imprint 'PUB. BY PHIL EMPEY, OGDEN, UTAH—MADE IN U.S.A.' Includes single original printed postcard only; no envelope included.

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