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[Postcard, addressed to Miss Nellie Bonjour, Chapin, Iowa, showing two frames surrounded by roses, woman sitting by telephone in one frame and man reading letter by telephone in other frame] – Historic Reproduction

[Postcard, addressed to Miss Nellie Bonjour, Chapin, Iowa, showing two frames surrounded by roses, woman sitting by telephone in one frame and man reading letter by telephone in other frame], [between 1900 and 1910(?)] — vintage postcard
[Postcard, addressed to Miss Nellie Bonjour, Chapin, Iowa, showing two frames surrounded by roses, woman sitting by telephone in one frame and man reading letter by telephone in other frame], [between 1900 and 1910(?)]. Vintage postcard from the Work & Industry collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare vintage postcard captures [Postcard, addressed to Miss Nellie Bonjour, Chapin, Iowa, showing two frames surrounded by roses, woman sitting by telephone in one frame and man reading letter by telephone in other frame] in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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[Postcard, addressed to Miss Nellie Bonjour, Chapin, Iowa, showing two frames surrounded by roses, woman sitting by telephone in one frame and man reading letter by telephone in other frame]

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A postcard addressed to Miss Nellie Bonjour of Chapin, Iowa, shows two small scenes framed within a ring of roses: a woman seated by a telephone in one, and a man reading a letter beside a telephone in the other. The pairing reflects how the telephone was becoming part of everyday life in the early 1900s, when many rural and small-town households had only recently gained access to it. Color halftone cards like this one, printed in a series, were a popular way to send sentimental messages, and the card's courtship theme of separated lovers connected by wire would have been easy for its recipient to read.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1910(?)]
Medium1 photomechanical print (postcard) : halftone, color.
GenrePostcards 1900-1910.Halftone photomechanical prints Color 1900-1910.
NotesH.E.L. Theochrom Serie No. 1125.
SubjectsCouples--1900-1910. Telephones--1900-1910. Courtship--1900-1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,711 × 3,826 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-219712

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