Leigh Street from Hillsdale, Homer, Michigan – Real Photo Postcard (RPPC) – Posted 1912
Offered is an original real photo postcard titled\"Leigh St. E. from Hillsdale, Homer, Mich.\"The image features a quiet, tree-lined residential street inHomer, Michigan, showcasing early twentieth-century homes, mature shade trees, sidewalks, and an unpaved roadway. The scene provides an excellent glimpse into small-town Michigan during the early automobile era.
Postcard Details
- Location: Homer, Michigan
- Title:Leigh St. E. from Hillsdale
- Subject: Residential street, homes, trees, neighborhood view
- Postcard Type: Real Photo Postcard (RPPC)
- Printing Method: Real photographic print
- Postcard Period: Real Photo era
- Back: Divided back
- Publisher: C. R. Childs Photograph, Post Cards, Chicago (as printed on reverse)
- Series Number: 35810 (printed on front)
- Embossed: No
- Postally Used: Yes
- Postmark: Lansing, Michigan, October 1, 1912
- Stamp: United States 1-cent green George Washington stamp present
- Written Message: Yes
Historical Context
Real Photo Postcards became especially popular during the early twentieth century because they provided authentic photographic views of towns and neighborhoods rather than artist illustrations. Images such as this documented local streets, architecture, and everyday community life, making them valuable historical records for collectors and researchers interested in Michigan history and small-town America.
Why Collectors Appreciate It
This postcard is desirable for collectors of:
- Homer, Michigan history
- Calhoun County memorabilia
- Michigan postcards
- Real Photo Postcards (RPPCs)
- Residential street scenes
- Early twentieth-century architecture
- Genealogy and local history research
Its clearly identified location, publisher credit, series number, dated postal use, and original handwritten correspondence add historical interest and postcard showing age-related wear consistent with use and storage. It has beenpostally used, with a handwritten message on the reverse, a Lansing, Michigan postmark datedOctober 1, 1912, and a 1-cent George Washington stamp.
Please review all photos carefully and use\'s magnifier/zoom featureto inspect the postcard\'s corners, edges, creases, surface wear, writing, stains, toning, paper loss, album residue, and any other imperfections. The scans shown are of the exact postcard you will receive.
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