Two women linger by a massive stratified-rock fireplace in the rustic lounge of Bright Angel Lodge, the Grand Canyon's beloved South Rim retreat — and through the window behind them, an artist's painted vision of the canyon blazes in sunrise colors, a clever bit of design that made this Fred Harvey card instantly iconic among canyon collectors. The fireplace itself was no mere decoration: as the card's printed text notes, its stones were gathered from the actual depths of the chasm, arranged to represent the canyon's geological strata in sequence — a living cross-section of deep time you could warm your hands beside. Postmarked Grand Canyon, October 14, 1945 — weeks after V-J Day — and sent by a traveler named Geo and Dorothy to a friend in Oakland, the message radiates postwar relief and joy: "We've had a wonderful time — perfect weather. Lots of people here." Franked with a 1-cent Washington green stamp, this is a beautifully humanized piece of Grand Canyon social history.