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The Fisherman's Wife, 1908

Subjects
ChildrenShips & BoatsWomen's History
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1908 (Golden Age)
Front of The Fisherman's Wife, 1908, Mrs. R. P. Ingram, OK, USA, c. 1908 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of The Fisherman's Wife, 1908, Mrs. R. P. Ingram, OK, USA, c. 1908 lithograph postcard
Back

About this postcard

A color lithograph genre scene of a woman in traditional Dutch dress and white cap carrying a baby, with a small child in red at her side, standing on a shore. Behind her three men in traditional costume lean on a wooden railing beside two large yellow jugs, with sailboats and a pier in the background.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Gardner Kas. 8/13/08. Dear Sister. Nan has a nice little daughter, arrived today at 2.18 pm Both are doing nicely. Will write

5572 THE FISHERMANS WIFE.
PostmarkedGardner, MA, August 13, 1908, 20:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. R. P. Ingram

R # 1 B'x 5-3 Deer Creek, OK

Postcard record

Postmarked, Gardner, MA
Series5572
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs. R. P. Ingram, R # 1, B'x 5-3, Deer Creek, OK
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only
NotesChromolithograph with visible halftone dot pattern; caption printed in red at lower right; no white border. Postmark: GARDNER AUG 13 8 PM 1908 MASS. Divided-back card ("THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR CORRESPONDENCE" / "FOR ADDRESS ONLY"). Pencil message, faded; bottom line trimmed by card edge. Light soiling and corner wear.

Cite this card

The Fisherman's Wife, 1908, postcard, c. 1908. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-fishermans-wife-1908. Accessed November 2, 2026.