Name/Title
Eight People Roller Skating PostcardEntry/Object ID
1997.066.001Description
On the front of the postcard is a color illustration of eight people roller skating, with interlocked hands, within a rink; the eight people are four women and four men with them alternating by gender; all the men are in similar black outfits with the women in a variety of colored dresses, hats, etc.; in the bottom corner of the front is "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, / Standing in a row and ready for a skate." in black print.
On the back of the postcard everything is in faded black print; line splitting the back into 1/4 and 3/4s; at the top of the back in fancy print is "Post-Card/ Postkarte. Carte Postale."; in the larger section of the back is handwriting indicating the recipient of the letter: "Miss Edith Peterson / Lokato (?)"; underneath the recipient information is "T.E.L. Theochrom Serie No. 1118 / Made in Germany" printed "TEL" in a logo form on the opposite bottom corner as well; Benjamin Franklin one cent postage stamp (green and white); black circular stamp with information about when this postcard was shipped out: "Grove City / Jun (?) / 9 PM / 1908 / Minn.". In the smaller section of the back is a handwritten note: "Grove City / June 8 1908 / Dear friend Edith How are you; I am fine and dandy. good bye. From your friend Jennie".Collection
PostcardAcquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Nadine Pokorny-Meis