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Comic automobile breakdown, circa 1910

Subjects
AutomobilesComics & Humor
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Comic automobile breakdown, circa 1910, Mrs Froy Borderman, IA, USA, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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Back of Comic automobile breakdown, circa 1910, Mrs Froy Borderman, IA, USA, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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About this subject

A comic illustration of an early open automobile, numbered 23, broken down on a road. A man lies underneath the car with only his legs and feet protruding; a wrench and other tools lie on the ground.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Will write you a few lines to let you know that we are all well at present and hope this finds you the same We are going to have a dance we are going to have it at our house come up if you want to Madeline

I don't think that I can go anywhere soon. --- POST CARD FOR CORRESPONDENCE FOR ADDRESS ONLY MADE IN U.S.A.
PostmarkedSioux City, IA, January 26, 1914, 10:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs Froy Borderman

Archer, Ia

Postcard record

Postmarked, Sioux City, IA
ConditionFair
Place addressedMrs Froy Borderman, Archer, IA
Stamp10c George Washington, green
NotesAged, stained card stock; worn corners; surface wear; no white border. Postmark: SIOUX CITY IOWA JAN 26 10 AM 1914. Divided-back card, no white border, textured litho surface; message written sideways in purple ink; heavy foxing/staining, edge wear and a torn corner.

Cite this card

Comic automobile breakdown, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/comic-automobile-breakdown-circa-1910. Accessed October 5, 2026.