Souvenir Postcard, How Old is it? And where from?

[Unitedstatesofamerica1]

 

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[NOLA_Ken]

Based on what I see, I'd guess around 1910-ish if you could figure out what kind and year of car that is it could help you narrow it down.

 

[villagenut]

Postals as they were called back then, did not have divided backs(message and address) until after 1907, so NOLA is right close with his answer. Looks like it was clipped at each end.

 

[Ant]

I calll them banjo hats, Straw dress hats History

 

[Ant]

I forgot this:

A second major contributor to the misnomer was the Panama Canal. Canal workers often wore the hats, which showed up pretty well in black-and-white news photos of the day. One photo, made on November 16, 1906, is often credited as the origin of both the name and the fashion.

History of the Panama Hat ? Brent Black Panama Hats

 

[clovis97]

I think this is called a Real Picture Postcard, or RPPC. Check it out on ebay.

I would guess that if you were on vacation, you could stop in a studio, sit in one of their props, and have your picture made, as the old timer's used to say. The studio would print these RPPC's for you,and you could mail them off to your friends and family, to show them what a swell time you are having.

 

[Tigger]

If you zoom in, you can see the rocks on the dirt road. It's not in a studio.

 

[villagenut]

RPPC type post cards were not all studio shot cards, although certainly could have been if you chose to go that route. They were basically any still life scene you wished to put on a card...from a personal photo of yourself to a birdseye view of your town...the list is endless. Yours may have had the answer to who and where this was but probably missing from the clipped sides, the borders are missing.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

Ogden beach Lake Michigan I believe.How I come up with that is on the left hand side of the picture of the back of the card you can make out the word beach and the last 3 letters DEN above so I thought Ogden and came up with that on google,

 

[Ant]

My guess, 1907-1908 Oldsmobile:

https://www.google.com/search?q=1910+oldsmobile+limited&client=ms-android-boost-us&hl=en-US&v=210020210&site=webhp&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=97xeVOnMF87xigLvwIHoBw&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=320&bih=508#hl=en-US&v=210020210&tbm=isch&q=1906+oldsmobile&facrc=_&imgrc=1aKLy-rpxMJxQM%253A%3B8v3DiITu1n5i5M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.gmphotostore.com%252Fimages%252F53217220_pr.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.gmphotostore.com%252F1906-Oldsmobile-Straight-Dash-Runabout%252Fproductinfo%252F53217220%252F%3B388%3B310

 

[mick56]

To me, the trees in the background look like a painting. I think it was in a studio.

 

[nhbenz]

Using some info from above, it's Noth Baden beach: https://www.etsy.com/listing/130755886/early-rppc-north-baden-beach-souvenir

 

[Doubter in MD]

Using some info from above, it's North Baden beach: https://www.etsy.com/listing/130755886/early-rppc-north-baden-beach-souvenir

Nice work! We have a winner!