Name/Title
"A Great Attraction" PostcardEntry/Object ID
1997.000.657Description
The front of the postcard is a color illustration of two women roller skating together with a lot of male onlookers; all the figures have pale skin; the edge of the rink is white with red designs. One of the women figures has black hair and is wearing a purple blouse, a red belt, a maroon skirt, and black roller skates with yellow wheels. The other woman has brown hair and is wearing a white blouse, a grey belt, a yellow skirt, and red roller skates with yellow wheels. The women are holding onto one another. There is a green rectangle in the upper right-hand corner with "Ladies Only." printed in black within it. In the lower left-hand corner "A Great Attraction" is printed in black.
Everything printed on the back of the postcard is a faded greyish color: "Souvenir Post Card" at the top in large print with a fancy line design underneath it; left-hand side, vertically: "Valentine's Series / Printed in Great Britain"; right-hand side: lines for writing and a postage stamp area in the upper right-hand corner. Green and white one cent postage stamp is upside down and is not correctly placed on the postage stamp area. Black circular stamp with information regarding when and where this postcard was sent: "Unionville. Maine. / Feb 23 / A.M. / 1912". Handwriting in pencil on the lines: "Mrs. M. J. Woodcork(?) / ...ville / Maine".Collection
PostcardAcquisition
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