Black Americana postcard - 

Mailed in 1909 from NY to Joh Baty /  

Showing Lincoln talking to some colored people with a soldier having a rifle with a saber at the end of it - with his arm out as if to hold them back.  Behind Lincoln is a lady with an open umbrella dressed in a white dress.  There is a cane with a cloth tied to it like a hobo would.

Advertising card in that it has:  OUR NET PRICE CATALOGUE WILL BE READY ABOUT MARCH FIRST WAIT FOR IT BEFORE PLACING ORDERS FOR SPRING GOODS.  WE HAVE SOME ATTRACTIVE PRICES.  H E HESSLER CO SYRACUSE, NY

•  Please note that the majority of the cards are over 50 years old and as such, are sold AS IS. Tears will be noted but it would be too timely to note each fault on every card. If condition is important to you - contact us with our number in the title & what it is that you would like to know or what it is that you would like pictured more closely.
• Because of the age of the cards - they are noted as being USED - no matter if they are written on or not.