Name/Title
High Street, Chester, N. Y.Entry/Object ID
chs-001281Description
This colorized photo postcard captures the tranquil High Street, looking south, in Chester, N.Y., lined with lush trees and cozy homes. The reverse features a handwritten message from James O'Hara addressed to Miss Margaret Curtis of Jersey City, New Jersey. The card is stamped with a one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp and postmarked March 20, 1905, in Chester, NY. The message mentions the sender was delighted with a visit, although brief, and anticipates meeting again the following year. The postcard itself is printed on Litho-Chrome, indicating it was manufactured in Germany.Subject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
Chester (Village) - Orange County - New YorkPostcard Details
Postcard Type
Post CardPublisher
C10903 American News Co NYCPostmark
Date and Time of Postmark
Mar 20, 1903Postmark Place
* Untyped Postmark Place
Chester (Village) - Orange County - New YorkTranscription
High Street, Chester, N.Y.
[reverse]
Ch Hist Soc. M.McC.
Post Card
No. C 10903 Published by The American News Company, New York, Leipzig, Berlin and Dresden
ANC, NY
Leipzig Berlin Dresden
Litho-Chromeco
Trade-Mark ANC, NY
Printed in Germany
POST CARD
Hello M.
Was down your way i' 17th and was very sorry that I had forgot your address.
If I known where you Worked or Lived at the line I would have certainly went up to see you.
I went to NY and had a fine time.
Good Bye
From
Jas. W O'Hara
[addressed to].
Miss Margaret Curtis
182-18th str.
Jersey City
N. J.
CHS 1281 128142Create Date
August 1, 2024Update Date
August 12, 2024
