Black-and-white view of a large white clapboard house with a gabled roof, dark-trimmed windows and a small front porch, identified by signs as the home and business of John Shelby, maple sugar maker. A young tree stands in the yard and power lines cross the sky above the building.
White border around the image; typed caption strip printed below the photograph. Signs on the building read 'John Shelby Maple Sugar Man' and 'John Shelby Vermont Maple Products Co.'
No postmark. Real-photo postcard ("POST CARD / ACTUAL PHOTOGRAPH" imprint), divided back, white border, matte/other texture; small handwritten dealer-style mark ("E 13") on the back, not correspondence; light foxing/soiling.
Cite this card
Home of John Shelby, the Maple Sugar Man, Barre, Vermont, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/home-of-john-shelby-the-maple-sugar-man-barre-vermont. Accessed October 5, 2026.
