CHRISTMAS CARD FROM MR. AND MRS. CHRIS WALTER, 1920
Entry/Object ID
2002.89.37.8
Description
CHRISTMAS CARD FROM MR. AND MRS. CHRIS WALTER, 1920
Color: Black; Green; Red; White
A Christmas card (a) with envelope (b) from Mr. and Mrs. Chris Walter to the Temple family, postmarked 15 December 1920. The card has a red border and a thin rectangular image at the left with the year "1920" in red and bells, holly, a candle and other Christmas images around it. The preprinted message includes the senders' names. The envelope is plain white stationery with a handwritten ink inscription addressing the envelope to Walter and Laura Temple and the city and state of "Alhambra / California." At the top center is the postmark from Menasha, Wisconsin, dated 15 December 1920. At the upper right is a red two-cent stamp. The back has red-bordered flap and seals. Christian Walter was the purchaser of the Temple Homestead in 1912 from Walter Temple, when the latter purchased the future oil lease property. The card has very light discoloration, but is in good condition and the envelope has some discoloration, surface soiling, and creases, and is also in good condition.
