Mrs. S. Zea lived in Gloversville, the center of glove-making in the Mohawk Valley of central New York State.
For most of the 19th century, the hemlock forests around Gloversville provided the tannin that enabled the town to lead the nation in the production of gloves.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloversville,_New_York
At Christmas, in a year near 1910, Mrs. Zea received a lovely postcard.
The postmark is mostly obscured – I saw marks that could be interpreted as 1909.
Likewise, the origin of the postmark is not clear – it may be Elkhorn, a community that has disappeared from Onondaga County, New York.
https://roadsidethoughts.com/ny/elkhorn-xx-onondaga-profile.htm
Fortunately, the sender inscribed his name in a bold hand –“Ernie”.
The face of the postcard is a drawing of two gleaming angels attending a gaily-decorated Christmas Tree.
The scene is outdoors, in a winter landscape.
One angel bears a basket containing fruit, perhaps as additional ornamentation for the tree.
I could not discern a publisher, but the postcard was “Made in Germany”.
On the reverse, Ernie wishes all a merry Xmas.
The unusual last name of Mrs. Zea makes internet research a bit easier.
Mr. Solar Zea (1877-1954) was married to Susan Borst Hawes Zea (1879-1952).
Susan’s parents were Wilson and Martha Hawes.
The Solar and Susan were married in 1900, the year Susan turned 21.
The couple lived in Gloversville, and some members of the extended family were involved in the glove-making businesses.
