Description
This sepia-toned postcard depicts the Newport, Maine woolen mill, a light-colored structure with a tall smokestack situated next to railroad tracks. The postmark shows it was sent from Detroit on September 8, 1908. This charming early 20th-century postcard features a one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp.
Front Text (cleaned):
9617
Woolen mill, Newport, Me.
Back Text (cleaned):
Excuse me for not writing before. I suppose you commence to have U next Monday. I have not decided where I shall go. Mamma is to teach at home.
