A marine painting credited to Unker shows a sailboat and a small rowboat on calm water at sunset, with a red sun low on the horizon and dark trees along the shore. The card was mailed from Munith, Michigan, in 1910 to a cousin in Stockbridge. The sender, Monabelle, asks about an upcoming picnic and says she is learning a recitation piece, "over the hills to the poorhouse," a small glimpse of rural Michigan social life.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Well Dear old
Cousin how are you?
I am fine How
is the rest of the
folks? Have you
been Clayton
lately how
is the P.? Are you
going to the
picnic? you tell Myrtle I
will write her later.
Are you going to
learn a piece for
the picnic? I am,
the name of it is
over the hills to
the poorhouse.
From Monabelle
Printed caption "MARINE SCENE BY UNKER" on front; handwritten 'Monabelle' at top left; simulated wood-grain frame border; wear and crease at top left.
Postmark: MUNITH. MICH. MAY 5 4 PM 1910. Divided-back card with 1c green Franklin stamp still attached; pencil dealer mark "P.S. Y1-" at top; light edge wear and slight toning. A word (apparently "picnic") is struck through before "picnic?" in the message.
Cite this card
Marine scene with sailboat by Unker, Munith, MI, 1910, postcard, c. 1910. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/marine-scene-with-sailboat-by-unker-munith-mi-1910. Accessed November 2, 2026.
