The Real Photo postcard process allowed amateur and professional photographers to take "snapshots," deliver the film to a photo-finishing shop, and take away postcards ready for mailing. Some types of paper allowed for exposure under gas lamps with no special lighting. The date of 1906 on one of the cancellation stamps, which are hard to read, in this case is corroborated by US Post Office regulations that did not allow private use of the words "postcard" until 1901, and reserved the entire front of the card for the address until 1907. This explains the large white space and the writing to the left of the photograph. There is no information given about the location or ownership of the home, except that the cancellation of the sending post office is of Ames, Iowa. The "corner" of the room mentioned in the message contains a desk and chair, with what looks like an arrangement of pictures or cards, what appears to be a lamp, and a curtain. It was addressed from "Arthur".
