Lovers' Lane, Spring Mount, PA, 1918

Subject: Forests & Trees
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1918 (White Border)

Back of Lovers' Lane, Spring Mount, PA, 1918, Mr. + Mrs. John Schaeffer, NJ, USA, c. 1918 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

Lovers' Lane curves between dense trees and a grassy bank in this shaded view at Spring Mount, Pennsylvania. The unpaved lane and heavy canopy suggest a cool rural walk in summer. Spring Mount is a small Montgomery County community near Schwenksville and the Perkiomen Creek, and in the early twentieth century the Perkiomen Valley drew summer visitors from Philadelphia and nearby towns. Howard sent the card to his aunt and uncle in Riverside, New Jersey, with a short note reporting a great time. The message is a plain vacation greeting, the sort of quick note that postcards carried in the summer of 1918.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Aunt Annie + Uncle John, Having a great time. Howard

PostmarkedSPRING MOUNT, PA, July 31, 1918, 06:00

Addressed to

Mr. + Mrs. John Schaeffer

130 Payne St. Riverside, NJ

Postcard record

Postmarked	July 31, 1918, 06:00, SPRING MOUNT, PA
Publisher	W. R. Kindig
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Mr. + Mrs. John Schaeffer, 130 Payne St., Riverside, NJ
Stamp	2c George Washington, red, perforated on all sides
Notes	White border; visible linen/crosshatch texture; caption printed vertically along the right edge and publisher line along the bottom edge (scan rotated 90 degrees). Postmark: SPRING MOUNT PA JUL 31 6 AM 1918. Divided-back card with green "POST CARD" imprint and 2c Washington stamp; card is soiled/foxed with worn, bumped corners.

Cite this card

Lovers' Lane, Spring Mount, PA, 1918, postcard, c. 1918. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/lovers-lane-spring-mount-pa-1918. Accessed November 2, 2026.