Amish house with windmill, Lancaster, PA, circa 1955
- Card type
- Chrome
- Date
- c. 1955 (Chrome)
About this postcard
An Amish house of red brick with white trim stands behind a broad bed of red cockscomb and yellow marigolds. A tall steel windmill rises between the house and a long, low white farm building, with shade trees and a paved road curving past. The printed caption calls the windmill a common sight in the Amish Country and notes that such towers pumped water for farm and household use. In Lancaster County, windmills gave Amish families a practical way to lift water without connecting to electric lines, and the tidy house, flowers, and outbuildings present the farm as a settled, productive place.
Postcard Details
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Postcard record
| Publisher | James E. Hess |
|---|---|
| Series | 70808-B |
| Condition | Very good |
| Place mentioned | Dexter Press, Inc., West Nyack, NY |
| Publisher | James E. Hess, Lancaster, PA |
| Notes | Chrome-era color card with a thin white border; light edge and corner wear. No printed text on the front. No postmark and no handwriting — unused card. Chrome-era divided-back with printed caption and publisher imprint (Pub. by James E. Hess, Box 1402, Lancaster, Pa.; Dexter Press, Inc., West Nyack, New York; series 70808-B); light age soiling on the cream stock. |
Cite this card
Amish house with windmill, Lancaster, PA, circa 1955, postcard, c. 1955. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/amish-house-with-windmill-lancaster-pa-circa-1955. Accessed November 2, 2026.