Name/Title
Eight People Skating PostcardEntry/Object ID
1997.000.668Description
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 on the back of the postcard is in faded black print: "Post Card" in large print at the top; left-hand side, vertically: "T.E.L. Theochrom Serie No. 1118 / Made in Germany"; bottom left-hand corner: "TEL" in a logo form. Green and white one cent postage stamp in the upper right-hand corner. Black circular stamp with information about when and where this postcard was shipped: "Baltimore, MD / Jul 24 / 1130 PM / 1911". Handwritten note on left-hand side: "Dear Bas:- / I...and Eva didn't have any understanding(?) when to come up & we'll come up Wed. so I can be with you...yesterday. right sister.". Handwritten note on right-hand side: "Miss.(?) Glades(?) Blance(?) / 415 W. Mulberry St. / Baltimore MD".Collection
PostcardAcquisition
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