The card, captioned "No. 1 Lover's Lane, Saint Jo. by Eugene Field," shows an elderly couple seated hand in hand in a sparsely furnished rented room, with a portrait of the poet Eugene Field at right. The verses below quote Field's poem "Lover's Lane, Saint Jo," a nostalgic piece associated with St. Joseph, Missouri, where Field worked as a newspaper editor in the 1870s. The gold-bordered design is typical of early 20th-century literary souvenir postcards.
Gold metallic border; edge and corner wear; facsimile signature of Eugene Field at right.
No postmark, stamp, or address. Divided-back private card with ornate green "Post Card" heading and stamp box (Domestic One Cent / Foreign Two Cents); pencil word "Mother" on the message side; light soiling, edge wear and a small tack hole at top center. Front is a gilt-embossed Eugene Field novelty card.
Cite this card
Elderly couple in a rented room, "Lover's Lane, Saint Jo" by Eugene Field, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/elderly-couple-in-a-rented-room-lovers-lane-saint-jo-by-euge. Accessed October 25, 2026.
