The Weedville Knowledge Factory, Weedville, Pa., Sept. 29, 1906

Addressed on the other side to: "Miss Eunice Mitchell, Mansfield, Pennsylvania. S.N.S."

Postmarked: Weedville, Pa., Sept. 29, 1906, and Mansfield, Pa., Oct. 1, 1906.

Handwritten message: "Hello Eunice. This is the Weedville knowledge factory. Sincerely, H.B.M. Sept. 29, 1906."

After some searching on Google, I was able to determine that the sender of this real photo postcard, who only identified himself as "H.B.M.," was Harry B. Mitchell, who was originally from Delmar, Pennsylvania, but became principal of the Weedville schools in August 1906 (later, he apparently changed careers and became a dentist).

Harry jokingly referred to this school building as the "Weedville knowledge factory" in his message to the recipient of the card, "Miss Eunice Mitchell," who was Harry's sister and a student at the Mansfield State Normal School (as indicated by the "S.N.S." notation on the back). Eunice graduated from the school, which is now Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, in 1907 and worked as a teacher afterwards.

Harry drew a hand with a pointing finger (also known as a manicule) on the card to call attention to the woman standing at the left-hand window on the second floor of the school (mouse over the image above to see a close-up of the front of the building). It's likely that she was one of the teachers or students at the school.

Harry sent another postcard to his sister in November. See The Teacher and the Scholars, Weedville, Pa., Nov. 12, 1906.