Geneva

Postmarked in Geneva, Florida, on March 3, 1915, this divided-back postcard was sent to a recipient in Schaghticoke, New York, during the peak of the Golden Age of postcards. The message side features a handwritten note in dark ink, dated "Wed morning March 3," penned by a mother to her daughter regarding family news and the arrival of local papers. A 1-cent green George Washington stamp from the Washington-Franklin series is affixed in the upper right corner, perfectly meeting the domestic postcard rate of the time. This well-preserved piece of social history illustrates the primary means of long-distance communication for Florida’s winter residents and settlers in the early 20th century.