A painted scene of women and children on a wooden pier or wharf, looking out toward sailboats on the water; one woman sits with hand to chin, another stands with arm around a boy, and a woman in purple bends over near a large wooden post. The image is titled 'The Fishermen's Return.'
White border; undivided back ('This side is for the address.'), 'Authorized by Act of Congress, May 19, 1898'. Front printed copyright 1904 by W. R. Hearst and 1901 Chicago Colortype Co.; back left edge printed 'COMPLIMENTS GT. N. Y. SUNDAY AMERICAN & JOURNAL'. No postmark; back blank apart from pencil '113' and '3.00' at top, no address or message.
Cite this card
The Fishermen's Return, 1904, postcard, c. 1904. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-fishermens-return-1904. Accessed November 2, 2026.
