Postcard NC: Highway Along a Mountain Stream, Linen Posted 1945 For Sale

Description: This linen-era postcard depicts a two-lane highway running along a rocky mountain stream, flanked by densely forested hillsides and colorful wildflowers along the bank. Boulders line the streambed and the rocky cut along the roadway, with a pastel sunset sky visible above the tree line. The scene is typical of the scenic mountain roads of western North Carolina and carries card number 939.

Publisher: Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville, N.C. — card no. 939 (printer code 1203).

Posted: Posted August 10, 1945, postmarked Hickory, N.C. Addressed to Miss Eugenia Booth, 115 Battle Lane, Chapel Hill, N.C. The sender writes: "Hi! Miss Booth, so delighted to hear from you. Hear from the boys often. Joe's still on Manila. Now Craig still in Germany. Joey is getting cute as ever. Hope to see you soon." A wartime message referencing family members stationed in Manila and Germany.