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Discover a piece of early 20th-century California history with this vintage hand-colored postcard depicting a charming Road House near Yreka. The front features a picturesque scene of a two-story building, likely a traveler's inn, nestled among mature trees with a distinctive white picket fence. A rustic wooden barrel and a covered wagon or cart add to the authentic, bygone era ambiance, capturing the essence of rural life in Northern California during the period.This collectible postcard, part of the "1st Grade Hand Col.-Series" by P.N.C., was published expressly for C.W. Avery of Yreka, California, and notably manufactured in Germany, a common practice for quality postcards of the era. The card bears a clear Yreka, California postmark from December 13, 1908, addressed to Miss Eva Chase in Beswick, California. It offers a glimpse into local architecture and the transportation landscape of the time, making it a significant historical artifact for collectors of California ephemera, Yreka history, or vintage roadhouse imagery.
