A sepia-toned oval portrait of a woman wearing a white blouse with a large dark bow at the neck, set against a patterned studio backdrop. The card front also carries a handwritten message in purple ink.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Waltham, Mass Jan 24 1906
Dear Gertrude, -
Yours will find your humble
servant here on hand Jan 28 1906
I probably will not look as I do
here, as though I had the mumps.
I guess I had not better stay
to dinner thank you just the
same. Yesterday I was home
sick with a very bad cold and
have not wholly recovered but I
have hopes to see you.
Lovingly yours,
Jolan.
Real photo postcard; handwritten message in purple ink on front; oval vignette portrait; no printed caption or publisher; condition fair due to writing on front.
Postmark: WALTHAM MASS. JAN 23 7-30A 1906. Undivided back ('THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS.'), real-photo card with matte/other texture; light edge and corner wear, postmark partially over 'Post Card' imprint.
Cite this card
Portrait of a woman, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/portrait-of-a-woman. Accessed October 5, 2026.
