Master Hilman Hendrickson lived in Imlaystown, now an unincorporated community of Monmouth County, in east- central New Jersey.
(Imlaystown, founded in 1690, once dominated the area with a thriving community of colonial-era structures.
Alas, the town suffered a disastrous fire in 1898, and never fully recovered – transportation patterns and commercial relationships shifted as railroads and new highways were constructed.
The post office, established in 1832, was closed in 2009.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imlaystown,_New_Jersey
In February of 1907, young Hilman was celebrating a birthday.
He received a postcard from Ella, in Easton, PA.
Easton is a city on the Delaware River, west of central New Jersey.
The face of the postcard is an original drawing of girls resting amid flowers in a meadow.
The postcard was printed in Europe, although there is no indication of the artist.
One hopes that Hilman enjoyed a wonderful birthday and that he maintained correspondence with Ella.
