Mrs. John Rodkey lived in Klinesville, a small community at the edge of the borough of Columbia in western Lancaster County of southeast Pennsylvania.
https://www.mapquest.com/us/pennsylvania/klinesville-pa-283500128
We have seen other postcards sent to her husband in Klinesville and in Columbia:
“That Moustache is a Nuisance” and “Thankful for Friendship”.
In July of 1921, Mrs. Rodkey received a postcard from Doris C.
The postcard was mailed from Wildwood, the small city of Cape May County in the southernmost part of New Jersey.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildwood,_New_Jersey
Wildwood began developing as a resort in the late 19th century, and growth exploded in the mid-20th century with the completion of the Garden State Parkway.
Today, the year-round population of Wildwood is about 5100, the same as it was circa 1940.
Daytime population in the summer months, however, can exceed 250,000.
FUN FACTS: Wildwood was an early center of rock and roll music!
“Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley and the Comets premiered at a Memorial Day concert in Wildwood in 1954; Chubby Checker introduced “The Twist” at the Rainbow Club in Wildwood.)
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The face of the postcard is a photograph of a young woman sitting in the surf.
Small ripples of the tide brush her hands.
Behind her, the beach is almost deserted.
A lone figure can be seen in the distance; he is standing near the breaking waves.
The woman wears a one-piece bathing suit, although the cleavage is a bit daring.
The postcard lacks a publisher’s mark – although there were several prominent postcard printers operating in New Jersey.
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On the reverse, Doris begins her message without a greeting.
She issues a challenge: “Wish you were here, I would duck you.”
Doris then adds her address in Wildwood, presumably so that Mrs. Rodkey can respond to the postcard.
Mrs. Rodkey seems to have been amused by the postcard boast as she preserved the greeting in good condition. One hopes that Doris enjoyed her summer vacation and that she and Mrs. Rodkey maintained a long postcard correspondence.
