Portrait of an elderly African American man seated outdoors in front of a log cabin, holding a long stick. The printed caption identifies him as Uncle Randall, a Virginia centenarian who remembered the War of 1812, and makes his age and memory the card's central claim.
The rural setting and his seated pose keep the focus on the man and the long life described in the caption. For a viewer in 1906, a Virginian who could recall the War of 1812 would have seemed a living link to the early republic.
White border along left edge with printed caption; heavy surface cracking, creases, and peeling; copyright 1906.
No postmark. Undivided back ('PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE'), copyright 1906, heavy craquelure, creasing and staining; no message or address written.
Cite this card
Uncle Randall, Virginia centenarian, Lynchburg, VA, 1906, postcard, c. 1906. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/uncle-randall-virginia-centenarian-lynchburg-va-1906. Accessed November 2, 2026.
