Glen Reinhardt lived in Mt. Jewett, a borough in McKean County of northwest Pennsylvania.
Located on a ridge, high above the Kinzua Creek, the original settlement was named “Howard Hill”
The community was renamed “Mount Jewett” in honor of an officer of the “New York, Lake Erie, & Western Railroad” which established rail connections to the borough.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Jewett,_Pennsylvania
The population today (estimated 830) is less than half of the number of residents at the time the postcard was mailed.
In the Spring of 1908, Glen received an Easter postcard from an unidentified correspondent.
The postcard was mailed from Cleveland, the city on the Cayuga River at Lake Erie in northeast Ohio.
At the turn of the 20th century, Cleveland was a very prosperous center of industry, commerce, transportation, and culture.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland
Mt. Jewett is about 216 miles east of Cleveland – because there are no roads that pass directly over the intervening mountain ridges.
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The face of the postcard is a bright drawing of yellow flowers on a wood-grain background.
The blossoms are in several stages of bloom, from buds, to partial flowering, to full flowering.
Beside the flowers is an Easter blessing:
“May thine be a happy Easter”
The drawing is deeply embossed, which provides depth – but has partially obscured the postmark which could not be applied distinctly on the uneven surface.
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On the reverse, there is no written message although there is a designated space for “Correspondence”.
We may assume that Glen knew the identity of the unnamed sender.
The postcard was preserved in excellent condition throughout Glen’s life.
One hopes that the correspondents enjoyed a wonderful Easter and that they exchanged postcards for many years.
