From atop Norumbega Tower in Newton, Massachusetts, a photographer captured the Charles River winding lazily through a blaze of autumn foliage — reds, oranges, and deep greens mirrored in still water below — in this charming early 1900s undivided-back card postmarked December 4, 1905, from South Lancaster, Massachusetts, and received December 5 in Peace Dale, Rhode Island. The card was addressed to a woman named Mrs. R.C. Tonjee (spelling uncertain) of Peace Dale, and bears a brief, warm message from a traveler named Arthur who wrote simply across the face of the card that he would "be home in 2 weeks if not sent home before." That small human note — a man away from home counting the days — gives this scenic landscape card a quietly poignant character. Published by Metropolitan News Co. of Boston, the card uses a 1-cent Benjamin Franklin green stamp (Scott #300) and carries two clear circular date stamps from the South Lancaster and Peace Dale post offices.