Mrs. J. Brown was in Miami, the Atlantic coastal city that grew rapidly after Henry Flagler extended the railroad to the area in the mid-1890’s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami
In February of 1910, Mrs. Brown received an Irish-themed postcard from her nephew, George Brown.
George mailed the postcard from Brooklyn, the most populous borough of New York City and an industrial and commercial powerhouse.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn
The face of the postcard is illustrated with a romantic scene of lovers at night.
Separated by a fence, a young man and a young woman stand in an empty meadow.
The sky is illuminated with bright stars to which the young man gestures with his raised arm.
Beneath the photograph, the caption seems to capture the young man’s declaration.
“Ev’ry star up in the sky so bright,
Seems to tell me that your heart’s all right,
My charming Irish Rosie.”
The postcard is from the “Illustrated Song Series”, so we may assume that the quotation is from the lyrics of a popular ballad.
The music was published by the firm of Francis, Day, & Hunter of New York.
The photograph, which is likely a composite of photographed figures placed upon an outdoor scene, was copyright by the firm of De Witt C. Wheeler in 1907.
The postcard was published Theodor Eismann of New York, and was printed in Germany.
We have seen another example of the Illustrated Song Series in an earlier postcard story.
On the reverse, George acknowledges receiving a postal from his aunt, and voices his expectation of seeing her soon.
If Mrs. Brown was wintering in Florida, it may be that George was making a trip to Miami.
Mrs. Brown preserved the postcard throughout her life.
One hopes that the aunt and nephew met as planned in the Spring of 1910.
