Two Young Couples with Horses, Chester, N.Y.

Two Young Couples with Horses, Chester, N.Y.: The vintage black-and-white photo postcard dated Aug. 22, 1906, depicts four individuals—two women, two men, and two horses—posed outdoors near a wooden fence with tall trees in the background. The couple on the left holds the reins of a horse, while all individuals are dressed in early 20th-century attire, the women in long dresses and the men in work clothes and hats, suggesting a casual, rural setting. An inscription to the right of the image to Jessie, references a safe return home and a party attended, and Dora asks if she knows any of these people.
Two Young Couples with Horses, Chester, N.Y.

The vintage black-and-white photo postcard dated Aug. 22, 1906, depicts four individuals—two women, two men, and two horses—posed outdoors near a wooden fence with tall trees in the background. The couple on the left holds the reins of a horse, while all individuals are dressed in early 20th-century attire, the women in long dresses and the men in work clothes and hats, suggesting a casual, rural setting. An inscription to the right of the image to Jessie, references a safe return home and a party attended, and Dora asks if she knows any of these people.

Name/Title

Two Young Couples with Horses, Chester, N.Y.

Entry/Object ID

chs-012925

Description

The vintage black-and-white photo postcard dated Aug. 22, 1906, depicts four individuals—two women, two men, and two horses—posed outdoors near a wooden fence with tall trees in the background. The couple on the left holds the reins of a horse, while all individuals are dressed in early 20th-century attire, the women in long dresses and the men in work clothes and hats, suggesting a casual, rural setting. An inscription to the right of the image to Jessie, references a safe return home and a party attended, and Dora asks if she knows any of these people. This postcard was addressed to Miss Jessie Campbell in Central Valley, Orange Co., New York, stamped with a green one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp, postmarked August 22, 1920, from Chester, NY.

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Chester (Town) - Orange County - New York

Category

Unknown Farm
Farms

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Category

genealogical

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Post Card

Postmark

Date and Time of Postmark

1 PM Aug 22, 1906

Postmark Place

* Untyped Postmark Place

Chester (Village) - Orange County - New York

Date and Time of Postmark

6 PM Aug 22, 1906 Rec'd

Postmark Place

* Untyped Postmark Place

Central Valley (populated place) - Town of Woodbury - Orange County - New York

Sender

Dora

Addressee

Name

Miss Jessie Campbell

Transcription

Dear Jessie; We arrived house safely be before six P. M. We also went to the party & had a fine time. We reached house 7.20 this morning. Do you know any of these people? Aug. 22.'06 Dora. [reverse] [postmarks] Chester, N.Y. 1 PM Aug 22, 1906 Central Valley, N.Y. 6 PM Aug 22, 1906 Rec'd. This side for the address Miss Jessie Campbell Central Valley New York. Orange Co.

Dimensions

Height

8.7 cm

Width

13.7 cm

Create Date

August 1, 2024

Update Date

September 28, 2024