“Sledding With a Friend” – Pittstown, NJ (1907)

Nellie Fisher lived on a rural delivery route outside Pittstown, New Jersey.

Pittstown is an historic village in Hunterdon County of west-central New Jersey.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittstown,_New_Jersey

In November of 1907, Nellie received an Art Postcard from Frank O.

The postcard was mailed from Pittstown, so we may assume that Frank was a neighbor or nearby friend.

The postcard offers no clues about the relationship between Frank and Nellie.

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The face of the postcard is a delightful drawing of a child on a sled.

The child is sharing the sled with a plump and contented-looking cat.

The boy has a protective arm around the feline friend.

I believe that the child is a boy, due to the trousers.

In 1907, it would be very unusual for a girl to be wearing pants, even for winter recreation.

The charming scene is entitled, “Friends”.

There are marks on the lower border of the print which might be a printed copyright or a publisher’s name.

I am unable to interpret the marks, however.

Nellie preserved the postcard throughout her life.

One hopes that she and Frank maintained a friendly correspondence for many years.

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