Lower Main St

Postcard

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Chester Historical Society

Lower Main St: This monochrome photo postcard depicts a tranquil, residential 'Lower Main Street' lined with distinguished houses featuring well-maintained lawns. In the foreground, a stone wall borders one side of a paved road, adding a quaint touch typical of early 20th-century American townscapes. Handwriting across the top and bottom of the photograph conveys a personal connection from 'Pop' sending this postcard for his daughter's collection.
Lower Main St

This monochrome photo postcard depicts a tranquil, residential 'Lower Main Street' lined with distinguished houses featuring well-maintained lawns. In the foreground, a stone wall borders one side of a paved road, adding a quaint touch typical of early 20th-century American townscapes. Handwriting across the top and bottom of the photograph conveys a personal connection from 'Pop' sending this postcard for his daughter's collection.

Name/Title

Lower Main St

Entry/Object ID

chs-001566

Description

This monochrome photo postcard depicts a tranquil, residential 'Lower Main Street' lined with distinguished houses featuring well-maintained lawns. In the foreground, a stone wall borders one side of a paved road, adding a quaint touch typical of early 20th-century American townscapes. Handwriting across the top and bottom of the photograph conveys a personal connection from 'Pop' sending this postcard for his daughter's collection. The address side of the "Lower Main St" postcard is addressed to Miss Hazel Masterson at 310 West 140th Street, New York City, NY, dated October 3, 1905, 4 PM. It features a clear postmark and a Benjamin Franklin green one-cent stamp at the top right corner. The card's upper half has the heading "POST CARD" with an indication that the side is reserved for the address.

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Category

genealogical

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Post Card

Postmark

Date and Time of Postmark

4PM Oct 3 1905

Postmark Place

* Untyped Postmark Place

Chester (Village) - Orange County - New York

Date and Time of Postmark

Oct 4 4-AM 1905

Postmark Place

* Untyped Postmark Place

New York (City) - New York

Date and Time of Postmark

OCT 3 10 PM 1905

Postmark Place

* Untyped Postmark Place

New York (City) - New York

Sender

Pop

Addressee

Name

Miss Hazel Masterson

Transcription

Transcription

Hazel, Miss Ye. Thought you might like another for your collection and there you see how we look. Libbie [postmark] New York City, N.Y. OCT 3 10 PM 1905 [reverse] POSTCARD [postmarks] Chester, N.Y. 4 PM OCT 3 1905 New York City, N.Y. OCT 4 4 AM 1905 THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS Miss Hazel Masterson 310 West XXX 140th St New York City N. Y. CHS 1566

Transcriber

Clifton Patrick

Dimensions

Height

8.8 cm

Width

13.6 cm

General Notes

Note

5 3/8 by 3 1/2 inch monochrome photo C.W. Kerner house, Susan King house, T.H. Bryan house, Parsonage, Methodist Church on Main St Addressed to: Miss Hazel Martinson 310 West 140th St. New York City N.Y. Message: Hazel, Mrs. K. thought you might like another for your collection and then you see how we look. Libbie ======= 3/24/2004 From Betty Murray Carey: Mrs. K. is Mrs. Kerner, who lived in the first house and Libbie lives in the next one - Aunt Libbie’s house.

Create Date

August 1, 2024

Update Date

January 26, 2026