A real photo postcard showing a row of horses and standing figures outside a large gambrel-roofed barn. Roof ventilators rise above the broad shingled roof. Fence posts, wire, and a circular water tank occupy the foreground.
The side lettering reads “T. B. BOWMAN & SONS, PERCHERONS. / BOONE, NEBR.” The partly obscured gable sign reads “PERCHERON HORSES / T. B. BOWMAN & SONS. / BOONE, / NEBR.” This is the barn of the Bowman family's Percheron stock farm, with its draft horses lined up out front. “CHIEF” appears on the right-hand roof ventilator.
The divided reverse is printed “POST CARD”, “CORRESPONDENCE HERE”, and “NAME AND ADDRESS HERE”, with an unused AZO stamp box. No message, mailing address, stamp, or cancellation is present. There is no photographic maker credit.
Clear pencil writing at the top reads “BOONE COUNTY / PEAK POP 1930 (126)”. Another notation reads “(NDH) ABNF-OKAU”, with NDH circled, a later dealer inventory code. The pencil number “631” is written sideways along the right edge.
The firm is documented beyond the sign itself. The 1940 Who's Who in Nebraska entry for Guy S. Bowman records his partnership in T. B. Bowman & Sons, a purebred Percheron stock farm operating from 1907 to 1933, with his residence at Boone. The 1920 Boone County atlas's Farmers' Directory for Boone Precinct likewise lists T. B. Bowman and Emery C. Bowman at Boone, Route 1, describing Emery as a Percheron breeder.
- Medium
- RPPC
- Subject
- Farming, Nebraska, Outdoor Scene
- Dimensions
- 5.41 × 3.38 in (137.4 × 85.9 mm)
- Condition
- Corner creasing, small losses along the lower edge, and surface scratches in the foreground. Irregular gray areas obscure portions of the horses and ground at lower left in the supplied scan. Several pink marks are visible on the reverse. Otherwise the card appears intact.
- Catalogue no.
- MRPPC3481
Catalogue details
Location
Boone, Nebraska · Boone, Nebraska, United States
Photographed subject · Exact site · 85% confidence
Town named in the photograph's own lettering: "T. B. BOWMAN & SONS, PERCHERONS. / BOONE, NEBR." Independent confirmation: 1940 Who's Who entry for Guy S. Bowman records his partnership in T. B. Bowman & Sons, a purebred Percheron stock farm (1907–1933), residence Boone (usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/who1940/co/boone.htm); the 1920 Boone County atlas Farmers' Directory of Boone Precinct lists T. B. Bowman and Emery C. Bowman at Boone, Route 1, with Emery described as a Percheron breeder (negenweb.net/NEBoone/maps_1920_platmaps.pdf).
Source: Card caption (town only)
