Postcard
Estimated value: $12-$28
This is a Divided Back souvenir postcard posted from Jacksonville, Florida in December 1908, addressed to Mrs. J.E. Steni in Chicago, Illinois. The message references the sender's travels around northern Florida — Jacksonville, LaVilla (a historic neighborhood of Jacksonville), and a planned stop in St. Augustine. The casual, familiar tone suggests an ongoing correspondence between friends or acquaintances. The mysterious reference to 'Dot' and the denial 'Dot is not it' implies a romantic or social drama known to both parties. The card was published referencing Stephen Foster's famous song 'Old Folks at Home' (1851), whose opening lyric is 'Way d
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