"Exceedingly Imcompatible With My Disposition." Postcard
Entry/Object ID
1997.000.684
Description
The front of the postcard includes an illustration of a man wearing a polka dotted bow tie sitting unhappily while wearing roller skates; there is a figure in the background laughing; in the bottom left-hand corner of the illustration is "Earl", artist's signature, printed in black. Above the drawing is "Roller Skating Craze" and below is "Exceedingly Imcompatible With My Disposition.", both printed in black.
Everything on the back of the postcard is printed in black: "Post Card" in large, fancy font at the top; two sections: "This Space May Be Used for Correspondence." and "For Address Only." (lines for writing in the "Address" section); upper right-hand corner: postage stamp with "Place Stamp Here / One Cent Stamp For United States Canada & Mexico / Two Cent Stamp for All Other Countries" within it. Postage stamp area is partially obscured by a crooked green and white one cent postage stamp. Black circular stamp with information regarding when and where this postcard was sent: "...ashicola PA / Jun ... / P.M. / 1908". Handwritten note in "Correspondence" section: "Dear Sis & Ben(?), Rort(?) reached home around 12 o clock mon mon...we are glad to have him home again. Howard & his wife slept here the evening...wasn't along. We depart to go...home on Sunday of the...Sis". Handwriting in "Address" section: "Mrs. Chris Smith / 218 N. Penn St. / Allentown, PA". Handwriting in the upper left-hand corner: "Mary thanks for the flowers & having...".
