In other postcard stories, we have discussed how railroad companies promoted the National Parks and the country’s natural wonders.
The featured postcard photograph of Mount Moran was published by the Union Pacific Railroad circa 1920.
The face of the postcard shows, “Stately Mount Moran” of the “Grand Tetons National Park” in Wyoming.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Moran
The peak stands above Jackson Lake and dominates the northern section of the Teton Range in western Wyoming.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Teton_National_Park
Travelers to this spot could take the Union Pacific Railroad from Victor, Idaho.
The city of Victor is located near the Teton Pass through which a highway and railroad line were built.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor,_Idaho
Jackson Hole, the valley lying between the Gros Ventre and the Grand Tetons ranges, lies close to the border of Idaho.
The area still boasts numerous resorts and camps.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Hole
On the reverse, the postcard brags that “Union Pacific is the direct route to Grand Teton National Park and to Jackson Hole, the famous Dude Ranch country adjacent to it.”
These postcards were distributed widely to promote rail travel by sight-seers and adventurers.
Not mailed, this postcard was probably preserved as a souvenir of a trip or as an addition to one of the thousands of postcard albums that were maintained by avid collectors.
