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The Village Smithy (Longfellow poem illustration), circa 1905

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Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of The Village Smithy (Longfellow poem illustration), circa 1905, Mrs Parker Clough, ME, USA, c. 1907 printed photo postcard
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Back of The Village Smithy (Longfellow poem illustration), circa 1905, Mrs Parker Clough, ME, USA, c. 1907 printed photo postcard
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About this subject

Halftone illustration of a village blacksmith shop set beneath a large spreading chestnut tree, with a figure and small outbuilding at left. Below the picture, Longfellow's poem "The Village Smithy" is printed in full.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Dear [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] now at the convention [illegible] to Essie [illegible] [illegible] this is [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] my cold is all right.

The Village Smithy Under a spreading chestnut tree The village smithy stands; The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands; And the muscles of his brawny arms Are strong as iron bands. Longfellow. --- POST CARD This space for message This space for address only
PostmarkedBangor, ME, October 31, 1913, 19:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs Parker Clough

Ellsworth Falls, Maine

Postcard record

Postmarked, Bangor, ME
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs Parker Clough, Ellsworth Falls, ME
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
NotesRed decorative wavy border around the card; halftone print; light staining and surface wear on the right side. Postmark: BANGOR ME OCT 31 7:30 PM 1913. Divided-back card on cream stock, matte halftone print (not linen/glossy); pencil message written sideways along the left edge; light soiling and a pencil dealer mark ("112 / 2.00") at top.

Cite this card

The Village Smithy (Longfellow poem illustration), circa 1905, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-village-smithy-longfellow-poem-illustration-circa-1905. Accessed October 5, 2026.