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Tree-lined country road, Great Bend, KS, 1913

Subject
Forests & Trees
Card type
Real photo
Date
c. 1913 (Golden Age)
Front of Tree-lined country road, Great Bend, KS, 1913, Miss Edyth Hommes, PA, USA, c. 1913 real photo postcard
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Back of Tree-lined country road, Great Bend, KS, 1913, Miss Edyth Hommes, PA, USA, c. 1913 real photo postcard
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About this postcard

The photograph shows an unpaved country road curving between dense trees and a rocky, brush-covered bank on the left. The road recedes toward a bright, hazy opening in the distance.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Hello Edyth, How are you by this time. I am still teaching and like it better every day. Is spring there yet? It is surely here in earnest. There are never clouds in Kans. & the sun shines all the time. I wish you could visit me or even hear from you Great Bend, Kans. Pauline Brandt

PublisherT.P. Co.
POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR CORRESPONDENCE. THIS SPACE FOR NAME AND ADDRESS Series 865 T.P. CO. N.Y.
PostmarkedBEACUN, February 22, 1913, 08:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Edyth Hommes

Glasgow, PA

Postcard record

Postmarked, BEACUN
PublisherT.P. Co.
SeriesSeries 865
ConditionFair
Place addressedMiss Edyth Hommes, Glasgow, PA
PublisherT.P. Co., New York, NY
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Stamp10c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c George Washington, issued 1912
NotesWhite border around the image; sepia tone; visible creases, surface cracks and light stains on the print. Postmark: K.C. & [illegible] 1913 FEB 22 8:30. Divided-back card with white border; sepia matte/grainy print; 1c green Washington stamp; printed 'Series 865' and a small crest imprint 'T.P. CO. N.Y.'; message written sideways in pen; light edge wear and a few stains.

Cite this card

Tree-lined country road, Great Bend, KS, 1913, postcard, c. 1913. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/tree-lined-country-road-great-bend-ks-1913. Accessed November 3, 2026.