Season's Greetings postcard with Dutch windmill scene, 1909
- Card type
- Lithograph
About this postcard
A Season's Greetings postcard centered on a color lithograph vignette of a Dutch polder: a tall thatched windmill with a cottage and red-roofed outbuildings, a small boat moored in the water, and a lone figure on a path under a dusky sky. Sprays of holly, red berries, and pine cones frame the scene, with "Season's Greetings" in red script at upper right. The design is one of the embossed holiday lithographs that American publishers such as the National Art Company of New York turned out in large runs in the early 1900s. The card was mailed from Nebraska in 1909 to Robert Crause, then staying at the Park Hotel in Locarno, Switzerland. Fred's note asks after Robert's rubber boats and whether he still wears them "When the sun shines."
Postcard Details
NE
Park Hotel Locarno Switzerland
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , NE |
|---|---|
| Publisher | National Art Company |
| Series | 240 |
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Mr Robert Crause, Park Hotel, Locarno, Switzerland |
| Publisher | National Art Company, New York, NY |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides |
| Notes | White border; textured/embossed decorative frame and border; light soiling and edge wear; artist monogram "SID" at lower right of the holly; card number 240 at lower left. Postmark: DON[?] MAR 30 8 PM 1909 NEBR. — divided back, National Art Co. imprint, pencil message; worn corners, edge creases and light soiling. |
Cite this card
Season's Greetings postcard with Dutch windmill scene, 1909, postcard, c. 1909. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/seasons-greetings-postcard-with-dutch-windmill-scene-1909. Accessed November 13, 2026.