The Hermitage - Hermit at Workbench - Gloucester Massachusetts - Postcard SP24

Scene Details:

• Elderly man standing at an outdoor workbench in front of his log cabin
• Cabin heavily covered in climbing vines/ivy on the right side
• Grey shingled roof with stone chimney visible above treeline
• Dense deciduous trees surrounding the property
• Caption reads "The Hermitage, Gloucester, Mass." in black text on white border

Postal Markings:

• Publisher: Edwin McIntire, Gloucester, Mass. (printed along left edge)
• Printer code: 5656 (bottom centre)
• Made in USA
• Postage indicator: Domestic 1 cent / Foreign 2 cents (undivided stamp box — unused card)
• Addressed to: Miss N.J. King, Sandy Point, Shelburne, N.S.
• Message: Handwritten cursive — "Dear Nellie, am sending you this postcard to let you know that I heard the sad news of your aunt Ellen ...  I heard Abbie was quite sick, I hope she is better now — give my love to your mother"

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