Postcard

Name/Title

Postcard

Description

Black & White photo of a yount man sitting in a wicker chair, he has on a light colored shirt and pants, his tie has large stripes running through it, he has on a checked hat or cap. He is looking off to the side and not at the camers, in his right hand is a cigar and on his left arm that looks like a heart with a cross on it. Marks "front: Arlan Brown (hand written) "Sterling Studio" on the back- POST CARD CORRESPONDENCE HERE NAME AND ADDRESS HERE on the back right side is hand written Mother Hester Isay Special function: a note came with the picture and it reads: Bible This Bible was given to Arlan Brown by Mrs. J>H>Mohr 1909. Arlan Brown was a ward of the Shelby County Home. Our first boy to enter the first world war. An was killed in action and was buried foreign fields. When the workers were tearing down the childrens home, this bible was found on the walls of the building.

Collection

Anonymous

Acquisition

Accession

1984.050

Source or Donor

Anonymous

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Place

County

Shelby County

State/Province

Indiana

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Aug 12, 1984

Create Date

August 12, 1984

Update Date

August 3, 2024