Name/Title
Homestead Farm, Sugar Loaf, N. Y.Entry/Object ID
chs-012159Description
This monochrome photo postcard depicts Homestead Farm in Sugar Loaf, New York, showing a two-story colonial-style house with a covered front porch, surrounded by large trees and a fence, conveying a serene and historical ambiance. The sepia tone suggests the photo is quite old, from the early 20th century, capturing the essence of rural American life during that period. The house's architecture features several windows and a full with porch.
The reverse shows a green one-cent stamp in the top right corner and an address written for Miss Mary Castelo in Foxboro, Massachusetts. The left side of the postcard features handwritten message in cursive text, along with a postmark from Warwick, NY. The card is labeled "POST CARD" with instructions indicating "This side may be used for correspondence" and "This side for address only."Subject Person/Organization
Homestead FarmSubject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
Chester (Town) - Orange County - New YorkContext
Dr. S. M. Davis shown residing here on both the 1875 & 1903 atlases. Located on the former Oxford Road, later called Davis Hill Rd. Lost to the Goosepond State Park in the 1960s.Postcard Details
Postcard Type
Post CardPublisher
Bobbe Litho. Co., New York City - K. 1023.Place Published
* Untyped Place Published
New York (City) - New YorkPostmark
Date and Time of Postmark
7 AM Oct 9, 1922Postmark Place
* Untyped Postmark Place
Warwick (village) - Town of Warwick - Orange County - New YorkSender
LouiseTranscription
Transcription
Cornelius B. Davis, Homestead Farm, Sugar Loaf, N. Y.
[verso]
Post Card
[Postmark]
Warwick, N. Y.
7 AM Oct 9, 1922
Pub. by Bobbe Litho. Co., New York City - K. 1023.
This side may be used to coorespondence
This is the very house where we are stoppin. Its' a real farm & loads of good thing to eat
Elunis having a wonderful time fishing & hunting. Hope you are all well.
Louise
This side for address only
Miss Mary Castelo
Foxboro
Mass.Transcriber
Clifton PatrickCreate Date
August 1, 2024Update Date
September 30, 2024