Four people pose in a lumber yard beneath a long open-sided shed, standing among the stock and facing the camera. Milled boards are stacked in tall piles behind them, with wooden barrels and a wagon wheel set among the timber. Utility poles and open ground show past the shed's edge.
A yard like this one seasoned and sorted lumber for local builders, and much of the hauling in the period was still done by horse and wagon. The setting reads as a small-town operation rather than a large mill.
White border; real photo postcard; printed 'POST CARD' heading; image slightly faded with a vertical light band.
No postmark, stamp, or address — unused card. Divided back with 'CORRESPONDENCE HERE' / 'NAME AND ADDRESS HERE' and AZO-style stamp box with triangles up (c. 1904–1918), marked 'PLACE STAMP HERE'. Pencil dealer notation 'RMLJ $5.00' at top edge and a faint '150' at lower right corner; light soiling and edge wear.
Cite this card
Lumber yard workers under open-sided shed, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1910. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/lumber-yard-workers-under-open-sided-shed-circa-1910. Accessed November 2, 2026.
