Name/Title
Presser Home for Retired Music TeachersEntry/Object ID
2010.483.115Scope and Content
Picture postcard, in color, of the Presser Home for Retired Music Teachers, West Johnson Street, Germantown. Caption: "The Presser Home was founded and endowed by the late Theodore Presser, (Educator, Music Publisher and Philanthropist) in 1907. It occupies a find modern, fire-proof building at Johnson and Cherokee Streets in Germantown, Phildaelphia, Pa. The home accommodating sixty-five residents is surrounded by four acres of beautiful gardens. It is operated by a corporation, supported by the Presser Foundation." The card is addressed to Mrs. Maria Mitchell, 1012 W. Orleans St., Phila., Pa. with the message, "Dear Sister On Thursday I entered the home it is lovely. I could not ask for anything better i will be seeing you. Lots of Love to you Lilly & Roy Phone Vi - 4- 9729."Collection
Horace F. Rodd Collection