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Uncle Tom, portrait of an elderly man, Southern Pines, NC, 1938

Subjects
African American HistoryPortraits
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1938 (Linen)
Front of Uncle Tom, portrait of an elderly man, Southern Pines, NC, 1938, Hagerstown, MD, USA, c. 1938 linen postcard
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Back of Uncle Tom, portrait of an elderly man, Southern Pines, NC, 1938, Hagerstown, MD, USA, c. 1938 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A seated portrait of an elderly African American man with a full white beard, wearing a tan buttoned shirt, a red neckerchief, and blue trousers. He holds a straw hat in his lap and a cane in his right hand, set against a green field and a blue sky with clouds. The caption "Uncle Tom" borrows its name from Harriet Beecher Stowe's 1852 novel, though the card shows a stock Southern figure rather than a scene from the book, one of Curt Teich's "Happy South Scenes" views of the region. The sender, signing himself Jim, wrote that "this part of the South is very pretty," a fair description of Southern Pines, a Sandhills town that grew up as a winter resort around its pine woods.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Yes but this part of the South is very pretty. Jim

PublisherCurt Teich & Co., Inc.
UNCLE TOM
PostmarkedSouthern Pines, NC, September 4, 1938, 18:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mr. J. C. Rodgers & Family

1028 Landvill St Hagerstown Md.

FromBro Jim Bredguer, Southern Pines N.C.

Postcard record

Postmarked, Southern Pines, NC
SeriesS.432 6A-H443 SERIES NO. S-314 C. T. HAPPY SOUTH SCENES
ConditionVery good
Place addressed1028 Landvill St, Mr. J. C. Rodgers & Family, Hagerstown, MD
PublisherChicago, IL
Place sent fromBro Jim Bredguer, Southern Pines, NC
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green
NotesLinen-textured stock with a white border; printed card number S-432 at top right and production code 6A-H443 vertically along the right edge. Minor corner wear. Postmark: SOUTHERN PINES N.C. SEP 4 6 PM 1938. Divided-back Curt Teich linen card ("C.T. ART-COLORTONE", Series No. S-314 "Happy South Scenes"), white border, 1-cent green Franklin stamp; light soiling and a few foxing spots.

Cite this card

Uncle Tom, portrait of an elderly man, Southern Pines, NC, 1938, postcard, c. 1938. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/uncle-tom-portrait-of-an-elderly-man-southern-pines-nc-1938. Accessed October 14, 2026.