GR is the Cat Man? Family resemblance? I love love love old photos. If I don't know the story behind them, I make up some.

What a hoot! Thanks for the morning smile!

Love the post card! There is a resemblance between the two

Gary, funny stuff!! I certainly hope the recipient of the card complied with the sender's request!

love this Gary, so much here in a seemingly simple post card. I wonder if Ving d' Or Post Card Store is still in business after more than a century. And I wonder what BFD#2 means. It's nice to let the imagination wander with such a find.

d, yes he resembles that confused look I have most of the time...

Bleue Thanks...you are welcome.

Iceland, If you mean between myself and G.R...absolutely (see above comment).

Hello John....whooa! well, maybe it became a device for herding after all.

Barry, I wonder about that Decatur studio as well. BFD used to be something we wrote and repeated to each other in high school (Big F#$%ing Deal). It may refer to some Rural Route, or Apt. designation.
thanks for coming by Barry.

that picture can do more than scare cats. it scares me a little bit, too!

I've been trying to work it like a puzzle for about 10 minutes now - I give up! I am satifisfied to know that GR had a sense of humor, and that is all I will ever know about him.

This was great Gary!
HUGGGGGGGGGG

A face that scared a thousand cats.

"Cats," in 1909, was slang for "felines."
But how kind of you to think of the possibility that "cats" might mean young women!

I love that he only had to write the name of his friend and the town. Can you imagine that nowadays?

Your cat does seem kind of mesmerized...

Love this. Love the title, love the exceptional postcard, love your speculations about it, and love that you have a cat named Mr. Darcy. Wonderful, wonderful. You've made my day!

@Barry ... I think it says RFD #2
We used RFD addresses here until the recent 9-1-1 laws required there be road names or numbers and house numbers. I think it stands for Rural Free Delivery.

lol!

Gary - you know I went straight to Python. (What a cutie.)

How did it ever get delivered with that address? Must be a small town.

Steve..he looks a little frightened and disoriented, I agree!

Hello Kelly, yeah, I’m tempted to do a short story…the look is worth at least 3000-6000 words.

Thanks Linda!ox

Linnn, perhaps you are right. It would interesting to find out he was a breeder.

Mary, thank you….you are right. “Cats” became slang term for guys, in particular, Jazz musicians in the early to mid 20th Century…regardless, I’m sure he was right to worry about the picture frightening folks.

Julie, wouldn’t it be wonderful to be able to do that now-a-days. We used to go into the country and pick up melons from the fields, leaving money in a coffee can next to the farm paths. Simpler times…

Lunchlady…he has the biggest eyes, always looks mesmerized.

Dianaani, thanks for the information to Barry

Hi Patrick..me too!

Hello Stacey, he is. My wife had to work on me for many months to get this little guy. He’s getting along with the dogs quite well.

Sirenita, yes, everyone no doubt knew each other..and their business…

Padraig, those must be precious indeed. I hope you always have them and maybe frame a few.

Splendid post.

note: “On March 1, 1907, the postcard was allowed to carry a message on its left side for the penny rate. Coil stamps were introduced in 1908 as the need arose for mechanically dispensed [MD] stamps.” it took a bit longer for MD cats.

Love this. And Mr. Darcy is a delight!

Loved this!

Well, having already sullied my reputation an revealed myself a barbarian art critic, I must now confess I am most definitely not a cat lover.