Miss Ivy Bailey lived somewhere in Somerset County, a mostly-rural area crossed by ridges of the Appalachian Mountains in the southwest quadrant of Pennsylvania.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerset_County,_Pennsylvania
On December 30, 1912, Ivy was given a New Year’s postcard by her friend, Kate Crist.
The postcard was not mailed, but the wonderful writer inscribed a date and the location of “Somerset County” on the reverse.
I suspect that the friends lived close to one another; they may have been school-mates or members of the same Sunday School.
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The face of the postcard displays a large medallion drawing of a windmill softly gleaming in the light of dawn.
It is not clear if this New Year drawing represents a setting sun or a rising sun.
The frame of the drawing is adorned by holly and an anchor.
The anchor, a symbol of hope and security, also reflects the light of the rising sun.
The printed greeting, “A Happy New Year” appears above the scene.
On the reverse, Kate writes her own hopeful greeting:
“Dear friend, I wish you a happy new year and many more (of) the same.”
Ivy seems to have appreciated her friend’s good wishes; she preserved the postcard in very good condition throughout her life.
One hopes that Kate and Ivy found happiness and success in 1913, and that they remained friends and correspondents for many years.
