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Portrait of a woman seated on steps, circa 1910

Subjects
PortraitsWomen's History
Card type
Real photo
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Portrait of a woman seated on steps, circa 1910, Florence Baird, OH, USA, c. 1907 real photo postcard
Front
Back of Portrait of a woman seated on steps, circa 1910, Florence Baird, OH, USA, c. 1907 real photo postcard
Back

About this subject

A woman in a dark, fur-trimmed coat with a fur collar and cuffs sits on wooden steps, hands clasped in her lap, wearing a lace collar and a long chain necklace. Embroidered and patterned cushions rest on the steps beside her against a clapboard wall.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Florence I am sick so please forgive me for not writing soon But send money and send it to buy [illegible] write me [illegible] and tell all the news Mallin

POST CARD CORRESPONDENCE HERE NAME AND ADDRESS HERE
PostmarkedCleveland, OH, February 15, 1908, 16:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Florence Baird

Iron Beach, Ohio

Postcard record

Postmarked, Cleveland, OH
ConditionGood
Place addressedFlorence Baird, Iron Beach, OH
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
NotesReal photo print with a dark blemish/stain near the sitter's shoulder and light surface wear; no printed text or border on the front. Postmark: CLEVELAND FEB 15 4-30P 1908 OHIO. Divided-back real-photo card, matte, no white border; dealer pencil mark ("RMLJ 44") top left; light wear and album residue.

Cite this card

Portrait of a woman seated on steps, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/portrait-of-a-woman-seated-on-steps-circa-1910. Accessed October 5, 2026.