Illustration of a woman hanging an ornament on a Christmas tree. A child in the background watches. Toys are spread on a table under the tree. Verso side: text Text,"Genuine teas only, genuine coffees only, standard sugars, strickly pure spices....
Title page; Right-side of page, top to bottom, is missing; Bottom left-side of page is torn; Hudson River Valley; New York City; Publisher Watson & Co.; 278 Pearl Street; 36 Vesey S?; New York;
This winter scene shows a brother and sister sleigh riding along the Grand Concourse, between 198th Street and 199th Streets. Also shown are snow piles and small houses in the rear.
Five children enjoy a canoe ride in the backyard of a house at 2235 Creston Avenue near 182 Street. Meanwhile, a boy in the water looks on while his friend (Bronx Democratic leader Charles Buckley) watches from shore with his dog nearby.
Children at play seem unconcerned about the muddy puddle the girl is wading through, at the corner of Shakespeare Avenue and 170th Street. The girl drinks her soda on what is probably a hot summer day. The wall in the rear is marked has graffiti.
The back of the postcard has a handwritten note. Dated July 11, 1911, the postcard is addressed to Mrs. Ella Bidwell of Prairie City, Iowa. It reads, "Dear Mother, I arrived in New York yesterday, 3 pm. Had a fine trip. We are seeing the sights...
