The inset photograph shows a group of women in white dresses and a man in a suit standing beside a stone building. A large red and black pennant reading "Stanley" in gothic script accompanies the view. The printed caption reads "The unexpected always happens at Stanley" and adds "Look out when you are here." The sender writes of a fine time in Stanley and plans to go on to Waterloo before starting home. Pennant souvenirs were common in the early 20th century, often sold as local keepsakes.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pencil
Stanley Jan
Hello Harl how
are you. I am just
fine and having
a fine time. Wish
you were here to
we are going to
waterloo tomorrow,
and than we are
going to start home.
but are going to stop
at Jaly for the winter
Thin black rule border; halftone inset; light staining and creasing. Postmark: JAN 16 1914. Divided-back printed post card, pencil message written sideways along the left edge; 1c U.S. postage stamp torn at right edge; heavy black ink smudge near lower right; card lightly soiled.
Cite this card
Novelty pennant card with group photo, Stanley, 1914, postcard, c. 1914. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/novelty-pennant-card-with-group-photo-stanley-1914. Accessed November 2, 2026.
