Name/Title
Merry Xmas postcard sent to Henrietta Remmel and daughters, c. 1910Entry/Object ID
1986.46.4Description
Acc. No. 86.46.4
Subject Category: Homes of Alameda, Victorian
Date or Period: C. 1910
Object: Postcard
Description: Hand colored photographic postcard (uncirculated) mounted on stippled off-white paper. Signed on the reverse side (in sepia colored ink) “Merry Xmas to Etta and the Girlies, C. W."
Size: L-5 1/2 x W-8 inches.
History of Object: Christmas card sent to Henrietta Remmel (wife of Julius), and her two daughters, Julietta & Loreme. The card, a hand painted postcard, represents family friends (unknown) Victorian style home in Alameda (address unknown).
Mrs. Henrietta Remmel (nee Jackson) had formerly been a teacher at the old West End School (now known as Longfellow). One of her pupils, Fred Croll, later became City Assessor.
Acquired from:
Mrs. Arthur Hubbard
Date: 8-12-86
