Asian Man by Stone Water Well - possibly China RPPC Postcard SP24

Vintage real photo postcard showing a stone-built well with a wooden windlass, possibly in China.

Scene Details:

• Stone-built well with a wooden windlass and roller frame beside it
• Man in dark clothing standing next to the well
• Low stone walls and stone buildings with thatched roofs behind the well
• Wooden post with a lamp standing near the wall
• Sandy path in the foreground and trees at the edges of the view
• Small paper label pasted on the stone wall beside the well

Postal Markings:

• Handwritten “CHINA?” in pencil at the top of the back
• Caption line in pencil at upper left with the first word crossed out, ending in “Well”
• Partially legible handwritten message in pencil reading “all the wells have stone built round them like this, water is mostly drawn up in buckets by hand - this has a sort of windlass”
• Printed “POST CARD / CORRESPONDENCE / ADDRESS ONLY” layout
• No stamp or cancellation; the address side is left blank

Please zoom into and look closely at the front and back photos to view condition, and feel free to send me a message if you have any questions. Thank you, D