Billy Nydegger was in Wauwatosa, a city in the lush valley of the Menomonee River, on the western edge of Milwaukee in southeast Wisconsin.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wauwatosa,_Wisconsin
We met Billy in an earlier postcard story: In the summer of 1920, he was fishing in Michigan and his Auntie Mae wrote to him from Milwaukee to humorously order a fish.
In July of 1922, Billy received a postcard from Mr. and Mrs. Barber (the handwriting is not clear, possibly “Barbee”.)
The postcard was mailed from City Hall Station in lower Manhattan.
At this time, much of lower Manhattan and the east bank of the Hudson River featured piers extending from the island.
Thousands of boats moored on these piers:
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The face of the postcard is a photograph of the “Steamer Commonwealth” of the Fall River Line“.
These steamers traveled continuously from Fall River, Massachusetts to New York City.
The Fall River Line was a combination rail and steamship service that operated from 1847-1937.
In its heyday, it was the most popular means of travel between Boston and New York.
Travelers from Boston would take a train to Fall River, Mass, and then embark on the most luxurious steamships of the time for the cruise to the Line’s own terminal on the Hudson River.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_River_Line
This postcard image was published by the Union News Company of New York.
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On the reverse, the Barbers greet “Dear Billy”.
The travelers report, “We are on this boat – expect to arrive in New York in the morning.”
Having “spent Sunday with Cora (possibly, “Cara” or “Cam”), the Barbers were “in Concord and Boston today”.
The overnight voyage to New York was the next step of the excursion.
The last line of the message appears to indicate that the Barbers were now “traveling home”.
Billy saved the postcard in good condition throughout his life
One hopes the Barbers continued to enjoy their trip and returned safely to their home.
