Miss Geraldine Wells lived in Skowhegan, the county seat of Somerset County in south-central Maine.

For the first century of European settlement, the area was an agricultural region -which changed with the coming of the railroad.

With rail access to markets, a variety of mills were established on the nearby Kennebec River and the city became an industrial center in central Maine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skowhegan,_Maine

In December of 1927, Geraldine received a Christmas postcard from her friend, Eleanor Blanchard.

Eleanor mailed the postcard from Waterville, a city on the Kennebec River in southeast Maine.

Waterville is about 17 miles southeast of Skowhegan.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterville,_Maine

The postcard is addressed to Geraldine in care of the Kennebec Valley Hospital.

Because there is no message related to health or recovery, I am inclined to believe that Geraldine worked at the hospital.

Hospitals in Maine have merged and incorporated into large health systems – I am unable to find a history of the Kennebec Valley Hospital.

The face of the postcard shows a couple carrying a fir tree through lightly-falling snow.

Their destination appears to be a cozy home surrounded by snowy drifts.

The woman has a hand raised as though in greeting, so the couple may be delivering a tree to a neighbor or a friend.

Beneath the colorful scene is a verse entitled, “A Cheery Christmas”.

The simple verse promises that this greeting, like the many exchanged in this season, is “sent with love so warm and true”.

The postcard was published by the Gibson Art Company of Cincinnati.

Geraldine preserved the Christmas postcard throughout her life, suggesting that she was pleased to receive it.

One hopes that she and Eleanor enjoyed a wonderful Christmas and remained friends and correspondents for many years.