A red and black pennant lettered "Stanley" in gothic-style type accompanies a photograph of several women in white dresses and a man in a suit, posed beside a stone building. The printed caption jokes that "The unexpected always happens at Stanley" and warns, "Look out when you are here." The sender writes from Stanley of a fine time and plans to go on to Waterloo before starting home. Souvenir pennants were common early 20th-century keepsakes, and novelty cards often used a town name as a playful warning to visitors.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pencil
Stanley Jan 5th 1914
Hello Harlow how
are you. I am just
fine and having
a fine time. Wish
you were here to
we are going to
Waterloo tomorrow,
and than we are
going to start home.
but are going to stay
at July[?] for the winter
Thin black rule border; halftone inset; light staining and creasing. Postmark: JAN 16 1914. Divided-back printed post card, pencil message written sideways along the left edge; 1c U.S. postage stamp torn at right edge; heavy black ink smudge near lower right; card lightly soiled.
Cite this card
Group photo with Stanley pennant, Stanley, IA, 1914, postcard, c. 1914. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/group-photo-with-stanley-pennant-stanley-ia-1914. Accessed November 3, 2026.
