Name/Title
Skates Off! PostcardEntry/Object ID
1998.000.011Description
The front of the postcard is a color illustration; depicts a white, blonde girl with flushed cheeks and a bloody nose; she is wearing a pink bow in her hair that is drooping and a pink dress with circles on it as well as green sleeves that are ripped and one of her arms has blood on it as well; she is wearing blue socks and yellow shows with pink accessories on them; the girl also has a white bandage in the shape of a "X" on her cheek; in her hand, she is holding a pair of skates; at the very bottom of the front is "Skates Off!" in black print.
On the back of the postcard everything that is printed is in red: "Post Card." at the top in large print, "This Side for Correspondence" and "This Side For Address" sections; on one of the edges is a vertical line of print: "Inter-Art Co., Southampton House, London, W.C. / "Kute Kiddies" Series, No. 623. Printed in England.". The 1 cent green and white George Washington postage stamp is crooked; black circular stamp with information and when and where this postcard was shipped: "Schene[rest of the name is obscured] / Apr / 6 PM / 1919 / N.Y.". "Correspondence" side has a handwritten note: "Did you have ever a skate on? I mean an ice skate.". The recipient's information is handwritten in the "Address" side: "Miss Florence Andrews, Church Street, Coopertown(?), N.Y.".Collection
PostcardAcquisition
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