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A Typical Vermont Well Sweep, Vermont

Subjects
Agriculture & FarmsWorkers & Occupations
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of A Typical Vermont Well Sweep, Vermont, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of A Typical Vermont Well Sweep, Vermont, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
Back

About this subject

An elderly man in a dark suit and white shirt operates a wooden well sweep, drawing water from a stone-lined well; a bucket and tub sit nearby, with a field, trees, and sky in the background.

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PublisherGreen Mountain Card Co.
A RELIC OF THE "OLDEN TIMES." A TYPICAL VERMONT WELL SWEEP --- POST CARD G M GMCCo C O SERIES This Space may be used for Correspondence The Address Only to be written Here. 43284—PUB. BY GREEN MOUNTAIN CARD CO., WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT. "Scenic Vermont Series," No. 3112
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Postcard record

ConditionVery good
Place mentionedVermont, VT
PublisherGreen Mountain Card Co., White River Junction, VT
NotesWhite border; color lithograph; printed caption at top. No postmark. Divided back, white border, chromolithograph texture. Publisher imprint Green Mountain Card Co., White River Junction, VT; "Scenic Vermont Series" No. 3112. Pencil dealer marks in address area; no address or message written.

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A Typical Vermont Well Sweep, Vermont, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/a-typical-vermont-well-sweep-vermont. Accessed October 5, 2026.