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Clapboard house with bare tree, circa 1910

Subject
Residences
Card type
Real photo

About this subject

A sepia-toned view of a one-and-a-half-story white clapboard house with dark shutters, a shingled roof and two chimneys, seen across a grassy yard. A large leafless tree stands in front of the house and an evergreen frames the left edge.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Folks Whusiotrio? Sorry to miss you. Heard you won 4. Well W. had a good night boat night, that is [illegible] on my ship am writing you the Alice Kohler she is taking me back to Putnam here we going to stay and eat out - close! Love, Vivian

Stamp
Addressed to
Mr & Mrs. Louis Harris

Foster, RI

Postcard record

ConditionGood
Place addressedMr & Mrs. Louis Harris, Foster, RI
Stamp4c Abraham Lincoln, black and beige
NotesSepia-toned photographic print, no white border; slight fading and light surface spotting; no printed text on front. Postmark: [illegible] MAR [illegible] PM 1955. Divided-back card; 4c Lincoln stamp; blue-ink message; light edge wear.

Cite this card

Clapboard house with bare tree, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/clapboard-house-with-bare-tree-circa-1910. Accessed October 5, 2026.