Beautiful early Mexican postcard titled \"Una Lavandera\" (A Washerwoman) depicting a woman hand-washing clothing while wearing a traditional wide-brimmed hat. The image offers an excellent glimpse into everyday life and traditional occupations in Mexico during the early 1900s.
The card was published by I.G. Hatton, Mexico, bears a 2-centavo Mexican stamp, and is postmarked from Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. It was mailed to Laurel, Maryland, U.S.A. The postcard combines ethnographic interest, Mexican costume, social history, and postal history, making it attractive to collectors of Mexico, Latin America, occupations, and women-themed postcards.
The handwritten message on the front appears to read:
\"At last I have found one in this country. Yours, Auntie.\"
(Portions are difficult to decipher due to age and penmanship.)
Item Specifics
- Type: Printed Postcard
- Title: Una Lavandera
- Subject: Washerwoman / Laundry Worker
- Theme: Occupations, Women, Mexico, Daily Life
- Publisher: I.G. Hatton, Mexico
- Card Number: 332
- Country: Mexico
- Region: Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua
- Features: Mailed, Stamp, Postmark
- Stamp: Mexico 2 Centavos
- Era: Undivided Back Era
- Destination: Laurel, Maryland, USA
- Size: Standard Postcard
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