Name/Title
Lake Street Looking West PostcardEntry/Object ID
P76.32Description
A photo postcard of Lake Street in Lombard, IL, during the winter.Subject
Recto: A photo of Lake Street in Lombard, IL, during the winter, with wheel tracks through the snow and trees lining the side of the road. A letter is written to Ada Abeles (?) in Chicago, IL.Subject Place
City
Lombard, IL* Untyped Subject Place
United States of AmericaContext
This letter was written by a Lombardian to a woman named Ada in Chicago regarding the decision to keep a house, which the letter-writer seems disappointed by.Collection
PostcardsLexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Photographs, Postcards, Post cards, Streets, Winter, TownscapesPostcard Details
Postcard Type
Photograph (1900-Present)Date Published
circa 1900Time Period
19th Century, 20th CenturyPlace Printed
City
Lombard, IL* Untyped Place Printed
United States of AmericaPostmark
Date and Time of Postmark
May 18, 1905Postmark Place
City
Lombard, IL* Untyped Postmark Place
United States of AmericaStamp
Green 1 cent postcard with Benjamin Franklin portrait.Addressee
Name
A. AbelesAddress
Street
373 Cleveland Ave.City
ChicagoState/Province
IllinoisTranscription
Transcription
My dear Ada, My answer is not very prompt and not satisfactory either (at least not to me) for the lady has decided to keep the house- and I think it is just what you would have liked. I think it is too bad. Hope you are all well- As ever yours, T.Transcriber
Austin HeeremaLanguage
EnglishDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 in
