Sepia real photo postcard showing a man in a suit crouching in a grassy field, one hand extended toward a light-colored dog that sits facing him. Trees and open ground fill the background. A handwritten message in the left margin tells of a very sick man whose death is expected at any time, keeping the sender from Bessie Huddleston's wedding; he sends Miss Mary his love, hopes their "pathways may cross," and calls himself a hopeless case confirmed in his old bachelorhood.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
I don't think I will get away from
here between this and Xmas.
as I have a very sick man
whose death is likely to occur
at any time, and in the event
it did I would have to come
straight back. I wanted to
go to Bessie Huddleston's
wedding this week but
find it impossible. Give
Miss Mary my love and
tell her that yet our
"pathways may cross"
I think however I am
confirmed in my old
bachelorhood. A hopeless
case. I hope Ed will
have no serious trouble
Yours truly,
Handwritten message on front; sepia real photo; horizontal crack/crease across image; white border. Receiving mark: DURBIN, W. VA. DEC 17 3 PM, year 190- (last digit not legible); stamp uncancelled. Undivided back ('THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS'), 1c Franklin Series 1902 stamp, real-photo card. Foxing/stains and smudges on card. Pencil dealer price '5.00' at top edge.
Cite this card
Man with dog in grassy field, Durbin, WV, circa 1905, postcard, c. 1905. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/man-with-dog-in-grassy-field-durbin-wv-circa-1905. Accessed November 3, 2026.
