Is the Driver dry too? Chester, N.Y.

Postcard

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Chester Historical Society

'Is the Driver dry too? Chester, N.Y." colorized American House postcard: The postcard depicts the American House and horse-drawn carriage, with handwritten messages on the back.
'Is the Driver dry too? Chester, N.Y." colorized American House postcard

The postcard depicts the American House and horse-drawn carriage, with handwritten messages on the back.

Name/Title

Is the Driver dry too? Chester, N.Y.

Entry/Object ID

chs-000083

Tags

American House

Description

Both sides of a colorized post card featuring the American House, a horse at the mid-square watering trough harnessed to a carriage.

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Chester (Village) - Orange County - New York

Acquisition

Notes

6/14/2000 Loaned by Clifton Patrick

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Category

America House

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Post Card

Publisher

Thompson’s Drug Store, Chester, NY

Postmark

Date and Time of Postmark

29 Sept 1909

Postmark Place

* Untyped Postmark Place

Chester (Village) - Orange County - New York

Sender

Lew

Transcription

“Is the Driver dry too? Chester, N.Y.” [On reverse] This is not my rig, but I was stopping here tonight and have a lot of work here tomorrow. Hope to see you all Friday night. Sincerely Lew. [Address to] Miss Orpha Brown 85 Prospect St. Kingston, N.Y.

Dimensions

Height

8.9 cm

Width

14 cm

General Notes

Note

Color photo 5.5 x 3.5” Post Card #270b, mailed 3pm 29 Sept, 1909 “Is the Driver dry too? Chester, N.Y.” Color photo Post Card #270b by Thompson’s Drug Store of the America House, mailed 3pm 29 Sept, 1909 to Miss Orpha Brown, Kingston, NY from Lew.

Create Date

August 1, 2024

Update Date

February 16, 2026