{"product_id":"auburn-california-dentist-j-n-ward-residence-garage-1911-postcard-rppc-posted","title":"Auburn California Dentist J.N. Ward Residence Garage 1911 Postcard RPPC Posted","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"211\"\u003eThis 1911 real photo postcard documents the residence of dentist J. N. Ward in Auburn, California, presenting a professionally identified household within a small-town streetscape of the early twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"213\" data-end=\"855\"\u003eAt a time when professional identity and domestic space were closely linked, homes of physicians, dentists, and other local professionals often functioned as visible markers of status, stability, and community presence. In towns like Auburn, residential neighborhoods reflected a blend of late nineteenth-century architectural forms and early twentieth-century modernization, as utilities, paved streets, and auxiliary structures such as garages were gradually incorporated into everyday life. Photographs from this phase capture how middle-class professionals occupied and shaped the built environment during a period of steady civic growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"857\" data-end=\"1542\"\u003eThis real photo postcard shows the wood-frame residence of J. N. Ward, identified on the image as a dentist, with the house set back from the street behind hedges and mature trees. Architectural details include a front porch with decorative trim, gabled rooflines, and symmetrical window placement typical of turn-of-the-century domestic construction. To the left, a detached garage is visible, an increasingly common feature by the 1910s as automobile ownership expanded beyond major cities. The postcard was mailed in 1911, providing evidence of contemporary use rather than later reproduction, and offering a grounded view of professional domestic life in Auburn during this period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1544\" data-end=\"1976\"\u003ePhotographs that identify both the occupant and function of a residence are especially valuable as primary-source records, linking individual biography to place. Images of early garages further document the transition from horse-based transport to motor vehicles in small-town California. Together, these elements make this postcard a meaningful artifact of everyday professional and residential life in the early twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1978\" data-end=\"2266\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eThe item shown in this listing is the exact item the collector will receive. We have tens of thousands of items to choose from. Shipping will always be combined or refunded to save you as much money as possible. Please contact us with any questions, or visit our store page for specifics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Everything Ephemera","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52741230297272,"sku":"20240530","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/8740\/6008\/files\/57_65a27908-7de4-490d-bd35-49defeb3a198.jpg?v=1770667627","url":"https:\/\/everythingephemera.com\/products\/auburn-california-dentist-j-n-ward-residence-garage-1911-postcard-rppc-posted","provider":"Everything Ephemera","version":"1.0","type":"link"}