Miss Anna Miller lived in New Haven, the college town and center of transportation on Long Island Sound in south-central Connecticut.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Haven,_Connecticut
In July of 1910, Miss Miller received a postcard from A. E. Tracy.
The postcard was mailed from Los Angles, the city poised for spectacular growth in southwest California.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Los_Angeles
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The face of the postcard is a photograph of an amorous couple embracing, despite the awkwardness of the woman standing on a chair.
It appears that the beau is taller than the maid, but the chair over-compensates for the difference in height.
Nevertheless, the pair seems to be on the verge f a kiss.
Beneath the romantic scene, a printed legend laments, “If you only would”.
Although I could not identify the publisher, I believe that the postcard was printed in Europe – the label of “Post Card, Post Karte, Post Carte” suggests a European origin.
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On the reverse, A. E. Tracy dates the inscription to “July 4”.
The message begins without a greeting:
“I hope you have lots of noise there”
The writer complains, “It is quite (sic) here, no fire work of any kind…”
In Los Angeles, “it is against the law”.
Many cities restricted fireworks in the early 20th century due to the risk of catastrophic fire.
The final comment may be meant sarcastically, “A fine country”.
The message was sent with love.
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Anna seems to have been pleased by the scene of courtship as she preserved the postcard in very good condition.
There are no obvious clues in the message that would suggest a romance between the correspondents.
One hopes that she and A. E. enjoyed a splendid celebration of Independence Day and that they exchanged many more postcards.
