Old Tacoma Washington Framed Print: Tacoma Skyline with Mount Rainier, 1920s Vintage Postcard

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Vintage Tacoma Skyline with Mount Rainier framed print, restored from an original 1920s postcard: "Tacoma, Washington"

This print shows downtown Tacoma's skyline glowing under a sunset sky, with Mount Rainier (then often called Mount Tacoma) towering behind. It's reproduced from an original antique postcard in our own collection, scanned at 1200 dpi and carefully restored: we removed dust, specks, and the printing dot pattern and brightened the faded inks, while keeping the original color and printed caption.

A LITTLE HISTORY
Tacoma sold itself as the city with a snow-capped mountain, and on a clear day Mount Rainier fills the sky behind downtown just as on this card. Many Tacomans called it Mount Tacoma: Theodore Winthrop's 1862 book gave "Tacoma" as its Native name, and the Northern Pacific Railroad backed the name in 1883. The federal Board on Geographic Names chose Rainier in 1890 and held to it in 1917, and a 1924 bill in Congress to rename it died. Mount Rainier National Park, created in 1899, was the fifth national park in the country.

THE SET
The same postcard is also on a mug, an ornament, a puzzle, a coaster, a tea towel, a poster and a canvas.

Details:
- Restored reproduction of an antique 1920s Tacoma postcard
- The postcard is shown on a cream border, like a mounted print
- Museum-quality matte paper behind a protective acrylic cover
- Kiln-dried pine frame in black, walnut, or white
- Hanging hardware is built into the back of the frame, so it arrives ready to hang
- Restored by us, printed and framed by our production partner
- Ships to US addresses only

Please note: this is a new print, not the original postcard. Small marks of age are part of the original card's character. Colors may vary slightly between screens and printed products. Sizes and frame colors are shown in the listing options.

Gift idea: A great gift for Tacoma history buffs, old-house owners, and anyone who loves the City of Destiny, or a piece of home for a Tacoman who moved away.