Hawthorne Public School

Photograph

Elmhurst History Museum

Name/Title

Hawthorne Public School

Entry/Object ID

M2005.71.67

Description

View of Hawthorne School on Cottage Hill Avenue and Arthur Street. The school was home to both the public elementary school and Elmhurst High School before it was destroyed by fire in December 1917.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Postcard Photograph

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1912

Time Period

1910s

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

message on the reverse side and black ink cursive reads "Tues. Noon / Dear Florence, / I am busy now & don't you forget it. Say, I guess I have forgot...your own, Arthur." Card is addressed to "Mrs. A.M. Nickelson, Madison Lake, Minnesota / c/o Mrs. Pine RR.#2." Card is postmarked "Elmhurst ILL Oct 7 1913 6:30 P" and bears a cancelled green one-cent stamp. Card is addressed to "Mr. Victor Grunwald / 246-6th Ave. / Wauwatosa, Wisc." Postmark reads "Norwood Ohio JUL 27 3:30 PM"