The letters of "Greetings from West Virginia" are filled with small views of the state: a domed capitol, mountain ridges, rivers, and industrial buildings. At upper right a line drawing shows a farm; at lower right, a coal bucket and lumps of coal. The mix presents West Virginia as a place of government, Appalachian scenery, rural life, and coal country. Coal was central to the state's economy in the early 1900s, and the bucket and lumps make that association explicit.
Monochrome large-letter design; no white border; front only; red printed stamp box near right edge reading 'Kodak Paper / Place Stamp Here'. No postmark. Divided-back postcard with L. L. Cook Co., Milwaukee imprint ('All Rights Reserved—The L. L. Cook Co., Milwaukee'); unused — no address or message, only pencil dealer notations ('RMLJ 3—' top right, '3—' at left). Light foxing/soiling on the left half.
Cite this card
Greetings from West Virginia, large-letter postcard, circa 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/greetings-from-west-virginia-large-letter-postcard-circa-190. Accessed November 2, 2026.
