An elderly man in a dark suit and white shirt works a wooden well sweep beside a stone-lined well. A bucket and tub sit nearby, with an open field, trees, and sky behind him. The printed caption calls the scene 'A Relic of the "Olden Times."' The sweep, a long pivoted pole weighted at one end, was an old-fashioned way to raise water by hand; by the early 20th century it stood for the older rural life of places like Vermont.
White 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.
Cite this card
A Typical Vermont Well Sweep, Vermont, circa 1915, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/a-typical-vermont-well-sweep-vermont-circa-1915. Accessed November 2, 2026.
