“This view is beautiful”

"This view is beautiful," 1908
“This view is beautiful,” 1908

Putting together an exhibit for Valentine’s Day, I found this postcard. Cataloging it for our online picture collection (coming soon!), I found this subject heading in the LOC’s TGM: “Courtship. Use for Courting, Flirtation, Wooing.” Yes, I think that just does capture it.

Source: MC11 Joseph Cushman Finney Papers

Still water

Rocky Nook shore with sailboats, no date. Photo by Emily Fuller Drew
Rocky Nook shore with sailboats, no date. Photo by Emily Fuller Drew