Mr. Gilbert Grandy lived in Rochester, the booming industrial city in western New York State.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester,_New_York

In August of 1911, Gilbert received a postcard from Charley.

Charley mailed the greeting from Dundee, a village on the Big Stream in the Finger Lakes region of western New York.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dundee,_New_York

The face of the postcard is a gold-bordered scene of a man on his knees before a young woman.

This appears to be a proposal of marriage.

The legend reads, “I have just taken a new position”.

On the distant horizon, one can see a steamship.

The image of a ship at sea was a common signifier of love.

On the reverse, Charley notes that Gilbert is on vacation, and mentions his hopes of a similar break.

In reference to the postcard image, Charley quickly offers assurance that he has not married, and suggests that Gilbert bring him a picture of an eligible bride.

This is another example of a writer sending whatever post card image was at hand.

Charley asks (with apparent sarcasm), “Isn’t this a dandy card.”

He hastens to explain that the postcard was “all I can find”.

One hopes that the Gilbert enjoyed his vacation, that Charley found romantic success, and that the two remained correspondents for many years.