"Seasonal Men"

Two men, one dressed for winter, one dressed for summer, pose in a studio.
Image Caption
These two men, Mr. Merle Winters and Mr. Bob Summers, give a seasonal play on their names, dressing the part.
Merle Winters and Bob Summers make a play on their seasonal names.

Postcards often had a tinge of humor to them. This week鈥檚 Throwback Thursday takes a seasonal turn. Meet Merle Winters, dressed in winter clothing, and Bob Summers, in much cooler summer dress. Taken in Hartford, South Dakota, around 1910, these dapper gentlemen stand in a studio to get their photograph. Using a play on their names, these seasonal men have created a delightful postcard, titled 鈥淲inter and Summer.鈥

South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum Collection 1986:032:0004, donated by Luadda Hoyt

By South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum staff