1908 Fresh Grave RPPC Bourbon Indiana Yellow River Church Leonard Burk Postcard For Sale

Antique Real Photo Postcard (RPPC) captures a graveyard scene at the Yellow River Church in Bourbon, Indiana, dated October 1908. The image prominently features a fresh grave mound with a simple wooden marker, identified in the handwritten correspondence as the resting place of Leonard Burk (or Burke). The background showcases the church building and the surrounding cemetery grounds. This postmarked piece includes a green one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp and a Winamac, Indiana cancellation mark. The reverse side contains a personal message from Mary W. to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Brown, explicitly noting, "This is the church and cemetery here Leonard is buried this is his grave that shows so plain."

Measurements: 5.4" x 3.4"