Mr. Albert Landstrom lived on a rural delivery roue outside Fairmont, a city and county seat of Martin County in south-central Minnesota.
The city is built on a rise in the surrounding prairie and incorporates five lakes.
In 1910, the city had a population of almost 3,000 people.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairmont,_Minnesota
The upper Midwest welcomed many Danish immigrants after 1870, when economic depression and lack of farmland motivated many Danes to leave their homeland.
(Between 1870 and 1930, more than 300,000 Danes immigrated to the US.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish_Americans
Like other Scandinavian populations in Minnesota, many Danes cultivated cultural ties to the “old country”.
In July of 1908, Albert received a postcard from May.
May seems to be a family member or close friend as she posted the greeting from Fairmont and outlines a task for Albert.
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The face of the postcard is a hand-colored photograph of a “Street Scene” in Copenhagen.
Copenhagen, which expands over several islands and which features picturesque canals, is the capital and largest city in Denmark.
Situated near the straits that separate the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, this area has been inhabited for millennia and has a long history.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copenhagen
In the photograph, the street is crowded with people in fine dress – it may be a holiday or a civic celebration.
The postcard blurb provides some additional facts about the city circa 1910.
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On the reverse, May greets Albert and instructs him, “don’t forget to bring those things to town for me”.
May is “going out to Bird’s on Saturday”.
I cannot interpret the remainder of May’s explanation.
Albert preserved the souvenir of Copenhagen throughout his life.
One hopes that he was able to deliver the items that May required and that he received many more colorful postcards.
