Real Photo Postcard, circa 1907 – 1915
Price: $15.00 Size: 3 and 3/16 x 5 and 3/8″
“Mrs. Avildsen at Corona 11660 feet El.”
The location for this one was a mystery, until we (thankfully) received the comment from one of our readers. So, this has to be Rollins Pass which was sometimes called Corona Pass, and is located in the Southern Rocky Mountains.
Postcard publisher unknown, so far
The postcard publisher or printer is another mystery. I’m not seeing this particular style of Real Photo Postcard back on any other site or in Walter Corson’s Publisher’s Trademarks Identified. Also, the size is a little smaller that the average RPPC (and the bottom doesn’t seem to have been cropped). If the card was produced in the U.S. the postal regulations didn’t allow for the divided back until December 1907.
Source: Rollins Pass. n.d. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollins_Pass#Summer_and_early_autumn (accessed February 15, 2021).
This may be a relative of mine – my maiden name was Avildsen. Also, I think it is at Rollins Pass in Colorado. Here is a Wikipedia link – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollins_Pass#Summer_and_early_autumn
The article mentions 11,660 elevation and a town called Corona. I’m still trying to figure out if it is a Great Grandmother of mine. Do you sell any of the post cards?