Divided back, Real Photo Postcard. Circa 1908 – 1910. Kruxo stamp box.
Price: $15.00
Four beautiful ladies posing for the camera, and identified on the back of the postcard:
Back row, left to right: Mary Julin; Olga Lund, age eighteen.
Front row, left to right: Aunt Martha Julin; Annie Julin.
According to the family member who gave us the i.d. on the back of the postcard, the year the photo was taken was 1903, but divided back postcards were not used in the United States until December 1907, and the style of stamp box, per Playle’s, indicates the card would have been made between 1908 and 1910. So, this could have been an older photo that was not turned into a postcard until that time, or an incorrect date guess by the family member.
The four women have not been located in records at this time, though there are some possibilities, but none all showing in the same area. We can only presume they lived in the U.S. and it’s probably a safe bet that Martha had emigrated, as she would be the oldest of the group; the other three may also be American immigrants or second-generation of guessing Swedish, Norwegian or Finnish descent. But note, on the nicely-understated jewelry for Mary and Annie…..Annie wears a small pin that shows some type of flag. If we could only make out the details!