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.
Maud has a nice
little daughter,
arrived today at 2.18 pm
Both are doing
nicely. Will write
PostmarkedAugust 18, 1908, 20:00
Addressed to
Mrs. W. R. Ingraham
R#1. Box 53, Deer Creek, Okla.
Postcard record
Postmarked
Series
5572
Condition
Good
Stamp
1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
Notes
Chromolithograph with visible halftone dot pattern; caption printed in red at lower right; no white border.
Postmark: GARDNER AUG 18 8 PM 1908. 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, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-fishermans-wife-circa-1910. Accessed October 5, 2026.
