Four women and a young child pose outdoors beneath a rustic arbor made of branches. A building with multi-paned windows stands behind them. The message names the child as "Small girl Mary," and the card is addressed to Mary Griesser in South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Outdoor group portraits like this were common in the early 1900s, when real-photo postcards let families share a likeness with relatives and friends.
Real photo postcard; vertical crease, stains, edge wear, and faint pencil marks in the left margin.
No postmark (stamp box empty, no stamp). Divided-back real-photo card, matte texture, ornate 'C' swirl stamp-box logo at top right. Pencil marks 'RMLJ A2 02' at top right; pen scribble/initials mid-left. Card heavily soiled, stained and creased.
Cite this card
Four women and child under arbor, South Bethlehem, PA, circa 1915, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/four-women-and-child-under-arbor-south-bethlehem-pa-circa-19. Accessed November 2, 2026.
