Business Section, Upper Chester, Chester, N.Y.

Postcard

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Chester Historical Society

Business Section, Upper Chester, Chester, N.Y.: This photo postcard depicts Durland Square, the business section of Upper Chester, N.Y., featuring early 20th-century automobiles, and a round horse watering trough in the middle of the intersection of Main St and Academy Ave.
Business Section, Upper Chester, Chester, N.Y.

This photo postcard depicts Durland Square, the business section of Upper Chester, N.Y., featuring early 20th-century automobiles, and a round horse watering trough in the middle of the intersection of Main St and Academy Ave.

Name/Title

Business Section, Upper Chester, Chester, N.Y.

Entry/Object ID

chs-001267

Tags

Chester, Uptown

Description

This photo postcard depicts Durland Square, the business section of Upper Chester, N.Y., featuring early 20th-century automobiles, and a round horse watering trough in the middle of the intersection of Main St and Academy Ave. The address side of "Business Section, Upper Chester, Chester, N.Y." postcard with a handwritten message addressed to Miss Agnes McCann at the State Hospital in Middletown, New York. The postcard features two green one-cent stamps and postmarks from Manchester and Chester, including a date stamp from May 12, 1928. The message is written in elegant cursive, filling the space reserved for correspondence. This monochrome photo postcard was used in Village Centennial Book - marked Chapt X - 2

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Chester (Village) - Orange County - New York

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Chester, Uptown

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Post Card

Date Published

May 12, 1928

Transcription

Business Section, Upper Chester, Chester, N. Y. [reverse] Post Card [Postmark} Chester, N.Y. 6 PM May 12, 1928 This Space For Writing Messages Chester May 12 the 1928 Dear Agnes - I received your kind message from Mr. D. and was so glad to to hear from уou only sorry that ill health still provails it does for me too only I am trying to make the make the best fits enjoy what I Can I have a radio which gave me a great deal of pleasure. Think after the happy ties we had together Very Lovingly Elizabeth H. Chamberlain This space for address only Miss Agnes McCann State Hospital Middletown New York. Chapt X[circled] 2[circled] From: Ralph J. Burton, General George, Delivery, Lake George, N.Y. 10918[struck through] 10901[struck through] 12845

Dimensions

Height

8.9 cm

Width

14 cm

General Notes

Note

Looking up Academy Ave to Main Street. Durland’s Store on left. Addressed to: Miss Agnes McCann State Hospital Middletown New York Message: Chester May 12th, 1928 Dear Agnes - I received your kind message from Mr. D. and was so glad to hear from you only sorry that ill health still prevails it does for me not only I am trying to make the best of it enjoy what I can. I have a radio which gives me a great deal of pleasure. Think after the happy times we had together. Very Lovingly Elizabeth R. Chamberlain

Create Date

August 1, 2024

Update Date

January 26, 2026