In the some-things-never-change category, here, more than a century ago, are four young children playing in the Saratoga Creek, between Cape Hedge Beach and Long Beach, just as children do today.

The postcard has an Aug. 24, 1908, postmark. The reverse side of the card is an undivided back, which indicates it was printed prior to 1907, when divided-back cards were first allowed by postal regulations.