Attendant with W. D. Detweiler’s grocery wagon and horse team, location unidentified

A man in a cap, dark jacket and striped overalls stands beside an enclosed grocery wagon, one hand resting on its upright frame. Two horses stand harnessed at the front, their bodies covered with netted fly coverings. The wagon’s large wooden-spoked wheels and open driver’s compartment are clearly shown.

Painted lettering advertises groceries and general merchandise under W. D. Detweiler’s name. The attendant obscures part of the lower inscription; he cannot be identified as Detweiler himself. Behind the outfit is a substantial gabled house with a broad porch, trees and a fence. The building remains unidentified.

A handwritten message occupies the white margin beside the photograph. It reads: “Dear Grandpa. This is the team and wagon that I drove all summer. Taken at one of our customers’ homes.” The closing word runs off the card edge. A separate pencil annotation on the reverse reads “NEBR,” suggesting a Nebraska attribution, but its date and basis are unknown.

The photograph is printed on divided-back Velox postcard stock. No photographer or publisher is credited, and no date is established. The reverse has neither an address nor evidence of mailing.