Dappled summer light filters through a cathedral of elm trees along a quiet promenade in Newburyport, Massachusetts — this hand-colored real-photo-style view of Frog Pond, Washington Park, and High Street captures the genteel charm of a prosperous New England coastal city at the height of the postcard golden age. Park benches line the wide pedestrian path, and the muted brick of an institutional building peeks through the foliage at left. On the reverse, written sideways and upside down in purple ink, an exuberant correspondent recalls Newburyport fondly and urges the recipient — a woman named Mrs. Char. A. Thompson in Atascadero, California — to come and see the town for herself. The 2-cent Washington stamp (red) is cancelled at Newburyport, Mass., with a date that reads Dec 3, 1921. Published by Reichner Bros. of Boston and Munich, a firm known for high-quality hand-colored American views, this card beautifully illustrates the tree-lined civic pride of early twentieth-century Newburyport.