The view looks across a calm stretch of water toward the tree-covered grounds of St. Mary's College, with a domed building rising above the treeline. The caption spelling St. Marys' refers to St. Mary's College, founded in 1844 by the Sisters of the Holy Cross and established as a Catholic women's college adjoining the University of Notre Dame just north of South Bend, Indiana.
The message is an ordinary note about family visits and cold weather.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Well we wont quarrel
over post cards at all.
Your mother was here
yesterday. I saw your
brother last night but
didnt talk with him we
were both to busy, ha! Ha!
Your mother said you were having
a good time so dont suppose you
will be home very soon. It is so
rainy and cold it makes one have
the blues I have been sleeping nearly
all day. I have been away every
night this week so you might
think this comes along awful
lazy. news are scarce so will
tell you more when I hear from
Divided-back card; handwritten message on the back continuing onto the front; handwritten ink annotation 'HATTIE—R.' on the photograph; visible halftone screen; worn, dinged corners and light surface soiling. Postmark: NOV 27 3 PM 1908 (city name illegible). Green 1¢ Franklin stamp. White border, halftone texture. Pencil dealer price '4,00' at top right.
Cite this card
St. Mary's College and grounds, South Bend, IN, 1908, postcard, c. 1908. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/st-marys-college-and-grounds-south-bend-in-1908. Accessed November 2, 2026.
