Gee I wisht I'd had you here now! Postcard

Name/Title

"Gee I wisht I'd had you here now!" Postcard

Entry/Object ID

1998.000.005

Description

Postcard with an illustration on the front; orange border; yellow square in the background; in the foreground is a little girl with pale skin and brown hair and she is wearing a red bow headband, a blue and white stripe dress with a red ribbon around her waist, white stockings, and red and yellow roller skates with four wheels each; above the girl is: "Gee, I wisht I'd had you here now!" in black print. Everything printed on the back of the postcard is in green; "Post Card" in large print at the top with a fun border below it bisecting the back in half; "This Side For Correspondence" and "The Address to Be Written on This Side" sections; along the edge "Series No. 5004 / G.D. & D., New York and London, England" is printed vertically; next to the vertical text is a small trade mark logo; green and white 1 cent George Washington postage stamp; black circular stamp has the information regarding when this postcard was shipped: "Millerstown (?) / Jul 10 / 3 PM / 1915". In the "Address" section, there is handwriting in pencil: "Miss Mildred Paden (?) / Wila / Penny Co of Mrs Watts, Pa". In the "Correspondence" section there is a handwritten note, also most likely written with a pencil,: "Hello Milly / how do you like your new home / by this time write and let me / friend (?) Mary.".

Collection

Postcard

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Unknown