The picture shows two children in Dutch-style dress and wooden shoes walking arm in arm through a grassy field, while a third child sits on a rail fence and a windmill rises in the background; the printed greeting reads "A Loving Thought." This kind of Dutch genre scene was a common motif on early twentieth-century greeting postcards, where windmills, klompen, and traditional costume stood for an idealized rural Holland.
Printed gold script greeting; handwritten signature/inscription at lower right; thin white margin; light edge wear.
Postmark: FITCHSBURG MASS. 8-30A 07 (day and month obscured by the printed heading). Undivided back with printed "THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS."; 1¢ green Franklin adhesive stamp; heavy foxing/toning on cream stock.
Cite this card
Dutch children in wooden shoes with windmill, 'A Loving Thought' greeting, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/dutch-children-in-wooden-shoes-with-windmill-a-loving-though. Accessed October 25, 2026.
