Robert Johnson Auld's horses

Photograph

Greene Connections

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2021.11.9

Description

Postmarked 9 May 1918, Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. Real-photo postcard of horses sold by Robert Johnson Auld to the coal company. The postcard was sent by Robert's second wife, Emma (Lemley) (Christiansen) Auld to her sister-in-law Olive Blanche (Auld) McDaid. Handwritten inscription reads, "Dear Olive / The other side is a picture of the horses Bob sold to the Coal Co. Hope you are all well. Love to your mother. / Emma." The address reads, "Mrs. C. W. McDaid / West Finley / Wash. Co. / Pa." Original, no photographer listed.

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

Auld, Robert Johnson [1878-1951], Auld, Olive Blanche [1881-1966], Lemley, Emma [1877-1959]

Collection

Pratt-Auld Collection

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1918

Lexicon

Search Terms

Auld family, Horse, Occupation, Coal

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

AULD-AN002-0003

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Auld Series - Pratt-Auld Collection

Notes

The Pratt-Auld Collection has been passed down from all branches of the family over the past three generations to Julia Kathryn Johnson - daughter of James A. Johnson Jr. and Marilyn Joyce Auld, who shared it with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project in 2020-2021. Source Citation: Real-photo postcard of horses sold by Robert Johnson Auld to the coal company; sent by Robert's second wife, Emma (Lemley) (Christiansen) Auld to her sister-in-law Olive Blanche (Auld) McDaid; postmarked 9 May 1918, Waynesburg, Pennsylvania; item no. AULD-AN002-0003, Auld Series, Pratt-Auld Collection, shared by Julia Kathryn Johnson, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).