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Oranges and orange blossoms still life, circa 1905

Subject
Agriculture & Farms
Card type
Lithograph
Date
Postmarked September 19, 1912 (Golden Age)
Front of Oranges and orange blossoms still life, circa 1905, Mr. H. P. Niles, MN, USA, 1912 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of Oranges and orange blossoms still life, circa 1905, Mr. H. P. Niles, MN, USA, 1912 lithograph postcard
Back

About this postcard

A studio still life of three ripe oranges resting among glossy green leaves and clusters of white orange blossoms against a dark, nearly black background. The card is a Detroit Publishing Co. "Phostint" color print, a photochrom-style process that turned photographic negatives into richly tinted lithographic cards. Such fruit-and-blossom subjects were popular decorative and greeting cards in the early 20th century, celebrating the California and Florida citrus harvests.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Reading Sep 18/12 Dear Daddy: We are both well and having a good time. Grandmother takes us out every day, had a picnic yesterday. Love to all. Marion,

PublisherDetroit Publishing Co.
7884 ORANGES AND BLOSSOMS. DETROIT PUBLISHING CO. --- POST CARD THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR MESSAGE THIS SPACE FOR THE ADDRESS "PHOSTINT" CARD MADE ONLY BY DETROIT PUBLISHING CO.
PostmarkedReading, September 19, 1912, 13:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Mr. H. P. Niles

70 Camber Lane, Steamer Tionesta, Duluth, MN

Postcard record

Postmarked, Reading
PublisherDetroit Publishing Co.
Series7884
ConditionGood
Place addressedMr. H. P. Niles, 70 Camber Lane, Steamer Tionesta, Duluth, MN
PublisherDetroit Publishing Co., Detroit, MI
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border; visible crease at upper left and wear/creasing at lower right corner; printed number 7884 at lower left. Postmark: READING SEP 19 1 30 PM 1912 (machine cancel with wavy killer bars). Divided-back Phostint card; message written in dark ink, address in same hand. Heavy edge/corner wear, creases across lower left and right side, light soiling and a small stain near the message.

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Oranges and orange blossoms still life, circa 1905, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/oranges-and-orange-blossoms-still-life-circa-1905. Accessed October 24, 2026.