A quiet stretch of the Kettle River near Sandstone, Minnesota, shown as a still, mirror-like pool reflecting a line of trees along the far bank, with grassy foreground on the near shore. The Kettle River is a tributary of the St. Croix in east-central Minnesota, and the Sandstone area was known in the early twentieth century for its sandstone quarries and for the river's rapids and bluffs. The tinted halftone rendering gives the scene a soft, hand-colored look typical of the era.
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Handwritten pencil price notation in the upper left corner ("8.00 with color / 6.00 with out"); visible halftone dot screen; worn corners and a stain at the upper right edge.
No postmark, stamp, address, or message — back is entirely blank stock. Divided-back "POST CARD" with "For Correspondence" heading and stamp box reading "United States and Canada One Cent / Foreign Two Cents", placing it in the divided-back era (c. 1907–1915). Light soiling and a few small dark specks/holes; corners slightly worn.
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Kettle River, Sandstone, Minnesota, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/kettle-river-sandstone-minnesota-circa-1910. Accessed October 25, 2026.
