Name/Title
Eight People Skating PostcardEntry/Object ID
2003.102.001Description
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 golden print. The illustration has a golden border.
Everything printed on the back is in faded black: at the top of the back in fancy print is "Post-Card/ Postkarte. Carte Postale."; bottom right-hand corner: "T.E.L. Theochrom Serie No. 1118 / Made in Germany" bottom left-hand corner: "TEL" in a logo form. Green and white one cent Benjamin Franklin postage stamp in the upper right-hand corner. Circular black stamp with information regarding when and where this postcard was sent (some of the text is no longer visible): "Wa...Wis. / Dec 5 / 8 PM / 1908". Handwritten note, in pencil, on the left-hand side: "Hello - Reed(?) your postal yesterday and I am going to be real good to answer right away. Am glad to hear you are enjoying yourself. nothing doing down(?) the way yet. but expect there will be skating soon. hope to hear from you soon. Marie C.". Handwriting, in pencil, on the right-hand side: "Mr Steve Inda(?) / Wild Rose. / Wis.".Collection
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Source (if not Accessioned)
John Mongrella