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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow portrait with geraniums and poem, circa 1908

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PortraitsPublic Figures
Card type
Lithograph
Front of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow portrait with geraniums and poem, circa 1908, Mrs. A. M. Henry, KY, USA, lithograph postcard
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Back of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow portrait with geraniums and poem, circa 1908, Mrs. A. M. Henry, KY, USA, lithograph postcard
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About this subject

A composite design with a circular portrait medallion of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow at upper left, a landscape with a white fence, and large pink geranium blossoms in the foreground. A four-line poem by Longfellow is printed across the sky.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Hartford Conn [illegible] to see the new [illegible] Nick [illegible] Saturday [illegible] to see him & know [illegible] this trip and do [illegible] many [illegible] in the [illegible] some of the [illegible] from [illegible] Eliz [illegible]

In all places then and in all seasons Flowers expand their soul-like wings Teaching us by most persuasive reasons How akin they are to human things HENRY W. LONGFELLOW COPYRIGHT 1908 BY C.W. FAUST --- This Space For Writing. POST CARD This Space Reserved for Postmark This Space For Address Only. Poets No. 1015 STAR ENGRAVING CO. 276
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Addressed to
Mrs. A. M. Henry

Route 4, Hopkinsville, KY

Postcard record

ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs. A. M. Henry, Route 4, Hopkinsville, KY
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
NotesFull-bleed color lithograph; copyright 1908 at lower right; no white border. Postmark: [city obscured] 21 1910 KY. Divided back, copyright 1908. Pencil message written sideways along left edge. 1c green stamp cancelled with black bars.

Cite this card

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow portrait with geraniums and poem, circa 1908, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/henry-wadsworth-longfellow-portrait-with-geraniums-and-poem. Accessed October 5, 2026.