View over the town of Seward, Alaska, with wooden buildings, dirt roads, a large spruce tree in the foreground, a pier and dock with boats along the waterfront, and snow-capped mountains across the water.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pencil
DEAR MOM: -
I SHOULD HAVE WRITTEN
BUT, HAVE BEEN WORKING
EVERY DAY - HERE ON
20TH MORNING, WENT TO
WORK SAME DAY - WILL
DROP LINE WHEN THINGS
STAIGHTENED OUT. CAMP IS
ABOUT 3/4 M. TO LEFT
ON PHOTO LOUIE "P.D."
White border; black-and-white real photo; brown stains upper right; faint circular postmark at top center.
Postmark: SEWARD, ALASKA OCT 5 5-PM 1941. Divided-back WWII-era card (3c National Defense stamp); heavy brown staining/water damage upper left; dealer pencil annotations at top ('SEWARD SAME AS HATTON', 'RMLJ $3.00').
Cite this card
Town and waterfront with mountains, Seward, Alaska, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/town-and-waterfront-with-mountains-seward-alaska. Accessed October 5, 2026.