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Motorcyclist Connie with early motorcycle, Stanton, IA, 1912

Subject
Portraits
Card type
Real photo
Date
c. 1912 (Golden Age)
Front of Motorcyclist Connie with early motorcycle, Stanton, IA, 1912, Denver, CO, USA, c. 1912 real photo postcard
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Back of Motorcyclist Connie with early motorcycle, Stanton, IA, 1912, Denver, CO, USA, c. 1912 real photo postcard
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About this postcard

A young man in a dark suit, tie, and cap with goggles pushed up stands beside an early belt-drive motorcycle. He rests one hand on the handlebars; the machine has spoked wheels, an exposed engine, and a cylindrical fuel tank. The setting is a dirt lot with blurred trees and a building behind him. The sender signs as Connie and asks whether the recipient recognizes the person in the photo, turning the image into a personal greeting from the early days of motorcycling. By 1912, motorcycles still borrowed heavily from bicycle design, with belt drives and exposed engines, and riders often wore ordinary suits and caps rather than specialized gear.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Minnie & Walter, — Just a postcard that it is your birthday this month. Mama & I congratulate you. We are coming up they have a fine place where they homestead to build an addition to the house. Mama is making plans for us from your last letter. We have plenty of rain here, and everything is fine. Do you recognize me, from Connie.

POST CARD CORRESPONDENCE NAME AND ADDRESS
PostmarkedStanton, IA, July 15, 1912, 12:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. Marie Bucklund

3742 Lafayette st. Denver, CO

Postcard record

Postmarked, Stanton, IA
ConditionGood
Place addressed3742 Lafayette st., Denver, CO
Stamp1c Andrew Jackson, green
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, Scott #300, green, issued 1903
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesBlack-and-white real photo print with a thin white margin around the image; brownish stain/damage at the upper left corner and light edge wear. Postmark: STANTON JUL 15 1912 10 AM, IOWA. Divided-back real-photo card, white border, matte surface; light foxing/stains and corner wear.

Cite this card

Motorcyclist Connie with early motorcycle, Stanton, IA, 1912, postcard, c. 1912. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/motorcyclist-connie-with-early-motorcycle-stanton-ia-1912. Accessed November 2, 2026.