The image reproduces George Caleb Bingham's painting "The Jolly Flatboatmen": a crew of river men gathered on a flatboat, one dancing atop a crate while a fiddler plays. Others sit and stand around with baskets, jugs, and sacks; water and buildings appear in the background. Bingham, a Missouri painter, made river life his subject in the 1840s and 1850s, and this scene became one of his best-known works.
White border; black-and-white print; small pinholes at top corners; no printed text on front.
No postmark, stamp, address, or message. Divided-back card printed by The Meriden Gravure Company, Meriden, Conn., reproducing 'The Jolly Flatboatmen' by George Caleb Bingham from the City Art Museum, St. Louis. Pencil dealer notation '#59 / 1-' at lower right. Light foxing/toning on cream stock.
Cite this card
The Jolly Flatboatmen by Bingham, St. Louis, circa 1915, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-jolly-flatboatmen-by-bingham-st-louis-circa-1915. Accessed November 2, 2026.
