Alas, there is no personal story attached to this postcard.
Sometime around 1910, three men posed for a group photograph.
No thoughtful soul inscribed the names of the men, the date, or the location of the photo shoot.
Although the young men are wearing jackets, there are some suggestions that this was an informal or an impromptu event.
The sitters have not removed their hats and their posture and stance is less formal than many contemporary photographs.
One of the men has an arm draped across the shoulder of another – a common feature of photographs of friends or colleagues at this time.
Each is wearing a high, starched collar, two have donned long ties and one sports a bow tie.
The muted background setting is reminiscent of a studio, but there is no studio mark – which could indicate that the photo was made at a local store or print shop.
While most towns had a photography studio, many entrepreneurial shopkeepers and newspaper offices provided photography services.
In an earlier postcard story, a railroad mishap was memorialized on a postcard photograph printed at a small-town store.
One hopes that each of the young men had fond memories of their association and of this occasion.
At least one person prized the photographic souvenir – as the postcard was preserved in very good condition for more than a century,
