Man on a donkey before a log cabin, Ozark, AR, 1906
- Subjects
- Comics & HumorPortraits
- Card type
- Real photo
- Date
- c. 1906 (Early)
About this postcard
A man in a dark suit, tie, and bowler hat sits astride a donkey in front of a rough log cabin built of unpeeled logs. The white-lettered caption on the print, "WHICH IS ARTHUR," leaves the joke open: the rider or the donkey. The man's town clothes against the crude outbuilding carry most of the humor, and the print itself is heavily toned and stained. Real-photo cards were made in small batches by local photographers, often as souvenirs or jokes shared between neighbors, and this one traveled through the Ozarks in the spring of 1906. Ozark, the seat of Franklin County, was a small river town, and rural free delivery routes were still a fairly recent arrival in the surrounding hills, carrying mail out to farms off the main roads.
Postcard Details
R.F.D. No. 2 Altus, AR
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , Ozark, AR |
|---|---|
| Condition | Fair |
| Place addressed | Mr Saml. Dodson, R.F.D. No. 2, Altus, AR |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only |
| Notes | White border along bottom edge; heavy brown staining and fading across the image; caption lettered in white on the photograph itself, not handwriting on the card. Postmark: OZARK MAR 14 1906 8PM ARK. Undivided back ('THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS'), real-photo card with heavy foxing/staining and edge wear; dealer pencil notation 'RMLJ 5-' at top left. |
Cite this card
Man on a donkey before a log cabin, Ozark, AR, 1906, postcard, c. 1906. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/man-on-a-donkey-before-a-log-cabin-ozark-ar-1906. Accessed November 2, 2026.