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Wayland NY Farmhouse G W Bombard Photo Postcard VTG 1910s House Porch Couple.Item Details
◆ Core Subject: Victorian/Edwardian Farmhouse with Couple on Porch, Wayland, New York
◆ Publisher: G. W. Bombard, Photographer (Wayland, N.Y. local imprint on reverse margin)
◆ Text on Card:
• Front: \"None\"
• Back: \"Lilian do you ever remember of seeing this place? It was taken late in the afternoon, the reason it is so dark, too shady. Anna Stemper is here for a couple of days, she has been visiting at Auburn & Colchester. Sorry we could not come Sunday. Julia\"
◆ Visual Elements:
• Building: A detailed two-story Late Victorian/Edwardian-style clapboard farmhouse. Features an expansive open wrap-around front porch with decorative spindlework, turned posts, a prominent brick chimney, and structural window shutters. A separate pitched-roof barn or outbuilding with a distinct diamond-shaped window is visible on the left.
• Traffic: Features a couple posed statically in front of the veranda—a man in a dark formal suit seated on a chair and a woman standing in a crisp, floor-length white period dress.
• Details: Dense, mature tree canopy heavily shading the foreground, an explicit detail referenced in the letter on the reverse. A small birdhouse or decorative feature sits on a post near the barn. A partial view of a hammock or outdoor swinging lawn seat is visible on the far right lawn.
◆ Estimated Era: Divided Back Era (Circa 1907–1915)
◆ Postage Status: UNPOSTED (Written on but not stamped or processed through the mail Notes
◆ Overall Grading: Very Good Vintage Condition
◆ Surface & Image: Real photographic silver-halide print displaying deep black tones and clear contrast. The image shows natural silvering typical of early 1900s photo paper under close light inspect. The clarity of the house structure and the couple\'s attire remains crisp.
◆ Edges & Corners: Sharp corners with minimal age-appropriate bumping. Free from severe fraying, edge chipping, or heavy handling dents.
◆ Reverse Side: Shows authentic, uniform light paper toning consistent with a 115+ year old artifact. The handwritten fountain pen ink message is highly legible and remarkably clear without significant fading.
◆ Defects: None. The card body is free from structural creases, pinholes, staple marks, or vertical surface and Handling
◆ Packaging: Shipped securely in a protective plastic sleeve and a semi rigid top loader.
◆ Service: Sent via Standard Envelope and includes tracking.
