Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Hello Pard!





This postcard is a studio photo of four friends or "pards" pretending to be hard drinking outlaws. It has a postmark from Spokane, Washington, but there is no year date on the card. The card has a typical postcard message beginning "Dear friend why don't you write once in a while. I rote one before and I did not get no answer." It was probably sent by one of the men in the photo but is unsigned.

The use of a 2-cent stamps suggests that it might have been mailed during World War I, when postcard postage rates were temporarily raised from 1-cent. However, it may have been sent earlier, because a newer stamp was issued in 1912.


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19 comments:

  1. I love this. What a riot! And the framed photo of the lovely young lady in the front just adds a little something special.

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  2. A perfect link to Sepia Saturday’s prompt photo; well done. I love the whole scene and the notice saying “When you’re broke beat it”.

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  3. This is a great take on the theme especially with the beer bottles so prominent.

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  4. I just love cards with people dressed up and posing against fake backdrops....too much fun!

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  5. I wonder if Fred Ever wrote back :)
    Great Picture.

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  6. Oh this is just so very cool, what great pards they are too! You have aced this theme in one postcard! Thanks, they make my day!

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  7. Fits in well with the original S S theme! lol

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  8. Excellent match for the theme and it outdid my postcard featured this week, as mine is only from the 40"s.

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  9. Great card! Do you think it might be taken at a carnival or boardwalk photo booth?

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  10. Great card. I guess the chap on the right was given a kiddie's hat the way it's sat perched on his head.

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  11. ... the "pin up" is great... compare what is posted in bars today! I love the "When your broke, beat it". Fun, fun - people still like doing these "dress-ups" today.

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  12. I really like this picture! It's so...Tom Mix. Quite an elaborate setting with costumes and beer bottles. I didn't know about the raised postage for WWI! It seems 9 out of 10 postcards have that why didn't you write or I'll send you a long letter soon as part of the message.

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  13. It's fun to think that dressing up as cowboys and getting your picture taken still survives. I see a booth every year at the fair. I guess dressing up in Louis the XIV just never caught on.

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  14. Charming and funny too! I notice that he writes in pencil--and that the writing survived!

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  15. What a funny photo. I find myself wondering how much of their clothing is their own and how much belongs to the photographer to set the stage for the photo.

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  16. Love it. As for "when you're broke, beat it" : I will have that phrase carved on my gravestone.

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  17. What A Great Idea! I Am Jealous ! I Would Love To Have My Photo Taken In Such A Setting!

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