Name/Title
"Off all der goils" PostcardEntry/Object ID
1998.000.017Description
On the front of the postcard is a color illustration; background is blue splotches on top of the postcard color itself; a boy and a girl figure are facing towards one another, both with pale skin; the girl has brown hair with a smile on her face and she is wearing a white hat, a green shirt, pinkish red skirt, green stockings, and clogs with roller skates are attached on to; the boy is facing away and has blonde hair and is wearing a dark green cap, a blue shirt with elbow patches that are pink and yellow, grey pants with purple, blue and white, and yellow patches, green socks, and clogs with roller skates attached. "Off all der goils dot I like de best, Der roller skadin' goils iss der Von-I guess" is printed in black with "Der roller-skadin' goils iss der Von" scribbled out with "you're the one" in blue handwriting.
On the back of the postcard is a basic structure with "Post Card" at the top and two sections labelled "This side for Correspondence" and "This side for Address" respectively, all in green print; the line underneath "Post Card' is fancy and has flower designs; the postage stamp area has this text in it: "Place Postage Stamp Here / Domestic One Cent / Foreign Two Cents" with "Printed in the U.S.A." printed vertically next to it, all in green print. Black stamp with information about when and where the postcard was sent: "Johnson City, N.Y. / July 12 / 9 AM / 1917". There is a black stamped American flag next to this information. In the "Correspondence" section, in blue, there is some handwriting: "Fr: Hallara(?) / B. 115 L.C.". In the "Address" section, the recipient of the postcard is written, also in blue: "Miss N. Willis. / Johnson City. N.Y. / R. 71. D. No 2.".Collection
PostcardAcquisition
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