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Seward, Nebraska

Among the Skyscrapers, Seward, Nebr.

Attributed to C. E. Yocam, Du Bois, Nebraska

Date
Postmarked 28 November 1911
Medium
RPPC
Subject
Main street
Origin
Du Bois, Nebraska (Yocam studio)

The main commercial street of Seward, Nebraska, appears in a real photographic postcard attributed to C. E. Yocam. Mailed within the town in November 1911, the verso's hurried message concerns a local wedding, illustrating the medium's central role in daily communication. The existence of an identical unposted copy confirms the plate’s local circulation and its dual purpose as both personal correspondence and collectible town view.

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