A Christmas scene in a parlor: a woman in a red blouse and yellow apron offers a treat to a small boy while a girl in a red dress and hat looks on. A decorated Christmas tree stands at left beside a small table with a box, with a wall cabinet and clock in the background. The handwritten message, signed May, wishes a merry Christmas and asks whether the recipient is coming home for the holiday. By the early 1900s, illustrated Christmas postcards were a common way to send holiday greetings.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Merry Jam looking
for Santa real
Christmas. soon - are you
coming home Christmas. Lovingly. May.
No printed caption on front; all text is handwriting over the picture. Undivided-era style illustration with light edge wear and slight surface soiling.
Postmark: GREEN SPRING DEC 24 W.VA.; receiving mark: DURBIN, W.VA. DEC 24 1906 REC'D. Undivided back, embossed chromo card; 1c Franklin stamp; collector pencil marks '113' and '6.80' top left.
Cite this card
Christmas tree with woman and two children, Durbin, WV, 1906, postcard, c. 1906. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/christmas-tree-with-woman-and-two-children-durbin-wv-1906. Accessed November 2, 2026.
