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Group portrait of men and women, Lorain, OH, 1912

Subject
Portraits
Card type
Real photo
Date
c. 1912 (Golden Age)
Front of Group portrait of men and women, Lorain, OH, 1912, Florence Daird, OH, USA, c. 1912 real photo postcard
Front
Back of Group portrait of men and women, Lorain, OH, 1912, Florence Daird, OH, USA, c. 1912 real photo postcard
Back

About this postcard

A group of about twenty men and women pose indoors in several rows, wearing suits and dresses typical of the early 1910s. The sender, signing only "B.", notes printing about forty pictures the night before, nearly all postcards, and calls this one good. The remark points to the amateur real-photo postcard practice of the period, when photographers could print their own negatives on postcard stock and mail them to friends and family.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

4/9/12 Dear Florence:- I printed about forty pictures last night, nearly all postals. This is a good one. B.

POST CARD CORRESPONDENCE HERE NAME AND ADDRESS HERE
PostmarkedLorain, OH, April 9, 1912, 09:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Florence Daird

Beach Park, OH

Postcard record

Postmarked, Lorain, OH
ConditionGood
Place addressedFlorence Daird, Beach Park, OH
Stamp10c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesOrnate printed border around a real photo; some corner wear and light surface wear. Postmark: LORAIN OHIO APR 9 9-30A 1912. Divided-back card with white border; real-photo style image with printed decorative frame on front. Pencil dealer marks "RmLS / $5-" at top left. Message ink slightly faded at bottom edge.

Cite this card

Group portrait of men and women, Lorain, OH, 1912, postcard, c. 1912. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/group-portrait-of-men-and-women-lorain-oh-1912. Accessed November 2, 2026.