A sepia-and-blue toned real photo view of a woman bending down to pet a white dog on the shaded porch of a frame house, vines and foliage framing the scene. In the lower right foreground the back of a child's head and shoulders is visible, and a handwritten message runs vertically down the right edge.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Conn your free that
the has been quite flies
Conn is coming
will be glad
Real photo postcard with heavy fading, blue/cyan toning, surface scratches and stains; handwritten message written vertically over the right side of the image. No printed text or border.
Postmark: FRANKFORD JUL 21 8 AM 1906 W.VA. (second, fainter mark: DURBIN, W.VA. REC'D 1906). Undivided back ('THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS'). Real-photo card, matte surface, light soiling and edge wear; pencil dealer marks '113' and '5.00' at top left.
Cite this card
Woman petting a dog on a porch, with child in foreground, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/woman-petting-a-dog-on-a-porch-with-child-in-foreground-circ. Accessed October 5, 2026.
