Three people pose outdoors against dense, dark foliage. A woman in a light apron stands behind a young child in a smock, and a mustachioed man sits to the right at a table or bench, holding a small tool or object. The arrangement suggests an informal family or household snapshot rather than a studio portrait. A penciled note on the back appears to name Joe, Sam, and Carl, though its wording is fragmentary.
Postcard Details
Message · English
this is Joe
filling sams
and carl to
come at the b
him to another
look it-
Real photo print with dark border, mounted/trimmed; torn lower-left corner of the photo, light surface wear and scratches; no printed text on the front.
No postmark or stamp present. Divided-back real-photo card, matte texture, white border; printed headings POST CARD, CORRESPONDENCE, and NAME AND ADDRESS, with PLACE POSTAGE STAMP HERE stamp box. Address written sideways (rotated) in pencil in the NAME AND ADDRESS column; dealer pencil notation 'RMLJ 2-' at top edge, with the word 'Message' also at the top edge; handwritten message in the message area begins 'this is Joe filling sams and carl to come at the b him to another look it-'.
Cite this card
Family group portrait outdoors, Waltham, MA, circa 1915, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/family-group-portrait-outdoors-waltham-ma-circa-1915. Accessed November 2, 2026.
