A woman in a dark dress and an enormous Merry Widow hat stands on a building ledge, holding the hat's wide brim like a parachute above her head. Behind her are multi-story commercial buildings. The image is a comic postcard with a rhyming caption about avoiding a crowded elevator.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Florence and the swell
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Mattie Brown
Addressed to
No address detected
Postcard record
Condition
Very good
Notes
White border at bottom with printed caption; copyright 1908; halftone print.
No postmark and no stamp present. Divided-back 'Post Card' with stamp box reading 'United States and Canada, One Cent. Foreign, Two Cents.'; front carries 'Copyright 1908 by I. Grollman'. Handwritten note written in the address space; no street address or postmark to date the mailing.
Cite this card
When the Elevator's Crowded, What's the Use to Wait for That? Merry Widow Hat, postcard, c. 1908. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/when-the-elevators-crowded-whats-the-use-to-wait-for-that-me. Accessed October 5, 2026.
