1904 Old Homestead American Farm Life Vintage Art Postcard UDB

About This Postcard

This antique color art postcard, titled The Old Homestead, depicts a romanticized scene of rural American life at the turn of the century. The artwork features a red farmhouse with a white picket fence, a horse-drawn delivery wagon stopped in the road, and farm animals including a dog, chickens, and a rooster. This nostalgic imagery was highly popular in the early 1900s, reflecting a cultural appreciation for traditional country living during a period of rapid urbanization and industrial growth in the United States.

Details

Era: Undivided Back (1904)
City: Not Stated
Country: United States
Topic: Rural Americana, Farm Life, Nostalgic Art, Horse-Drawn Wagons, Historic Farmhouses, Domestic Animals.
Condition: Unposted / Uncirculated
Address Side: Undivided Back
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Artist / Photographer: Not Stated
Publisher: Edw. Stern & Co., Inc. Phila. (Art Series No. 233)
Printer: Edw. Stern & Co., Inc. Phila.
Print Type: Chromolithograph / Tinted Art Print

Additional Information

The card bears a 1904 copyright by Edw. Stern & Co. Inc. in the bottom right corner of the image. Edward Stern & Co. was a prominent Philadelphia-based printing and publishing firm known for high-quality color work. The back of the card features the company's imprint and identifies it as part of their Art Series. The address side includes postage instructions for the one-cent domestic rate and two-cent foreign rate. The completely undivided layout confirms it was produced before 1907, as US postal regulations at the time did not allow for personal messages to be written on the back of postcards.

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