A blonde woman in a green dress with ruffled sleeves lies on a bed, chin propped on her hand, looking dreamily toward a radio on the nightstand. Musical notes float from the set. Above her, a four-line verse begins "I'm all alone tonight, my dear" and ends with "Sweet memories of you." The image treats the radio as a source of comfort and company in the home, a familiar role for the medium during the 1940s.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Tuesday Night
Hello See,
Got your card &
was very happy
to know you're
thinking of me. Well
I have had an awful
cold in the head
so am not writing soon
but hope you are
feeling fine as ever.
It seems so long
since hearing
from you again.
How about writing
a letter next time.
Old Pal. Love
Ivan
Linen-textured stock; no white border. Faint handwritten message in blue ink written across the front over the bedspread. Card number C-180 printed at upper right, copyright line at lower right.
Postmark: FARMVILLE JAN 13 5:30 PM 1943. Divided-back linen 'C.T. Art-Colortone' comic card (Curt Teich, Chicago); 1¢ green 'For Defense' stamp; light edge wear and a few foxing spots.
Cite this card
Woman listening to radio in bed, Farmville, VA, 1943, postcard, c. 1943. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/woman-listening-to-radio-in-bed-farmville-va-1943. Accessed November 2, 2026.
