The picture shows an old story-and-a-half stone house with a gambrel roof and central brick chimney, half-hidden among large shade trees beside a pond or small lake, with a dirt lane leading up to it; the card's own caption names it "Old Homestead." Nostalgic "old homestead" views of this kind were popular in the early 20th century, though this card identifies no specific location. The print also carries a copyright line for the American Journal-Examiner, indicating it was issued in connection with that newspaper.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Home
sweet home
with
very
best
wishes
from
Bertha.
very pretty
White border; color halftone/lithographic print with visible screen; horizontal crease/scratch across the left half and edge wear; handwritten message in blue ink on the front right and across the bottom edge.
No postmark. Undivided back ("THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY") with a "PLACE STAMP HERE" rate box (1¢ domestic/Cuba/Canada/Mexico, 2¢ foreign), c. 1901–1907. Compliments imprint of Hearst's Boston Sunday American along the left edge. Light edge wear and a few creases; no stamp affixed.
Cite this card
Old Homestead, stone house beside a pond, circa 1910, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/old-homestead-stone-house-beside-a-pond-circa-1910. Accessed October 24, 2026.
