{"product_id":"514","title":"1930s Making Moonshine Ashville North Carolina Vintage Postcard","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAbout This Vintage Postcard\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis fascinating linen era piece captures a moment of classic Appalachian irony. While the front depicts a hidden 80 gallon moonshine still, the reverse provides a rare, literal account of the grueling \"syrup making\" season in Franklin, N.C. Written in October 1939, Mrs. Anderson’s message details the communal labor of a sorghum harvest. Harvesting and pressing cane just before the first frost. By choosing a card featuring the region's most famous illegal industry to describe her husband’s legitimate farm work for the neighbors, Mrs. Anderson offers a playful \"wink\" that bridges the gap between mountain myth and rural reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEra: Linen 1930s (1939)\u003cbr\u003eCity: Franklin (Mailed from)\u003cbr\u003eState: North Carolina\u003cbr\u003eCountry: United States of America\u003cbr\u003eTopics: Moonshine Still, Sorghum Syrup, Appalachian Irony, Great Depression Agriculture\u003cbr\u003eArtist\/Photographer: Unknown\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Circulated (Postmarked Oct 4, 1939)\u003cbr\u003eOrientation: Horizontal (Landscape)\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Asheville Post Card Co. Asheville North Carolina\u003cbr\u003ePrinter: Unknown\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAdditional Information\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe message on the reverse provides a vivid snapshot of the 1939 agricultural cycle in Macon County. The mention of producing 50 gallons of sorghum syrup, drying fruit, and \"sweet potatoes\" aligns perfectly with the seasonal urgency of the first frost. The \"R1 B69\" likely refers to Route 1, Box 69, marking this as a piece of genuine rural delivery history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Dear Friend: We're thru making syrup here now Husband will make some for the neighbors at their place next week. We have ordinary sorghum cane made 50 gal. or more will sell several gal. Don't care much for it myself. Its cool here nights \u0026amp; mornings expect frost most any time. Am still drying fruit must dry sweet potatoes soon. Your friend Mrs. Anderson. Franklin, N.C. R1 B69\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis vintage postcard would look great framed or make an excellent addition to any collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLove it ♡\u003cbr\u003eGet it ☆\u003cbr\u003eGet Lucky 💋 Vintage\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Get Lucky Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45020428370109,"sku":"514","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/4818\/1181\/files\/514.jpg?v=1775356507","url":"https:\/\/www.getluckyvintage.com\/products\/514","provider":"Get Lucky Vintage ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}