Name/Title
Short Hills School: Short Hills School Postcard, c. 1905Entry/Object ID
2023.120.003Description
Postally used, B&W photographic post card of the Short Hills School on Hobart Avenue, postmarked Short Hills, August 9, 1905 received postmark Newark, August 10, 1905, 1:30 am. Postcard addressed to Miss Tilly Wimmer, Pennington Street, Newark, NJ, Phelps and Company. Message on front reads: "Do you remember this picture sister Emma." Card was written by Emma Wimmer.
Emma C. Wimmer was born in March 1887. In 1905 she was working in Newark as a seamstress. Her sister Tilly was a year younger than her. Emma C. Wimmer married Thomas A. Lynch and lived at 100 Old Short Hills Road.Collection
PostcardAcquisition
Accession
2023.120Source or Donor
Elaine BeckerAcquisition Method
GiftPostcard Details
Postcard Type
Undivided Back (1901-1907)Dimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 in
