This tinted postcard depicts an old home by a roadside across from a field. The printed caption under the photo says: “The Old Stone House, Clinton, Iowa. This house was a place of Refuge for Fugitive Slaves during Slavery Days”
Under the caption, someone has written in pencil: “Hello Grandpa, How is everyone I know in Iowa? We are raising my house two feet higher and building a front and back porch. Wish you would come and enjoy it this summer. Bernardine”
The card was published by C.D. Hurd, Publisher, Books and Stationary. Made in Germany
the back side is undivided and addressed to Ionia, Michigan; sent from Clinton, Iowa