Mrs. W. M. Hinkle lived in Dover, the historic capital city in central Delaware.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover,_Delaware
In October of 1921, Mrs. Hinkle received a postcard from Annie Merritt.
Annie mailed the postcard from Newburgh, then a thriving city on the Hudson River about 60 miles north of New York City.
(I have had occasion to visit Newburgh a dozen times in past years; the city boasts several significant historic structures, including the Hudson Valley headquarters of General George Washington.
Alas, after decades of splendor in the “Gilded Age”, the city lost much of its industrial base in the last half of the 20th century – and has declined as a center of commerce and transportation.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newburgh,_New_York
The face of the postcard is a hand-colored photograph of the piazza of the Palatine Hotel.
On a hill above the city, the hotel offered spectacular views of the Hudson River Valley.
The sturdy wicker chairs appear to provide a comfortable way to observe the traffic on the river.
The grand hotel, offering 116 rooms decorated lavishly, opened to great fanfare in 1893.
It quickly became a favorite destination of wealthy residents of New York City, and was recommended as a place of rest and healthful recuperation by fashionable physicians.
Unfortunately the grand building was demolished as part of a reckless urban renewal project in 1970.
https://www.timeshudsonvalley.com/stories/losing-a-community-anchor,22485
The postcard photograph was published by J. Ruben of Newburgh.
On the reverse, Annie sends “just a line to say that we are having a fine visit”.
Annie commends the “wonderful scenery which always seems new.”
The face of the postcard was marred by several postmarks applied carelessly by the post office.
I made some digital repairs.
One hopes that Mrs. Hinkle was pleased by the charming view from the Palatine Hotel, that Annie continued to enjoy her visit, and that the correspondents maintained their exchange for many years.
