Humorous Postcard

Name/Title

Humorous Postcard

Entry/Object ID

2016.8.189

Description

A postcard featuring an illustration of a person falling, holding onto an umbrella while another person in a flying contraption drops a rope towards the first person.

Collection

History Collection, Billy Jones Family Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Acquisition

Accession

2016.8

Source or Donor

Geraldine Alice Peters

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

The Family of William "Billy" and Geraldine Jones

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Divided Back (1907-1915)

Time Period

20th Century

Postmark

Date and Time of Postmark

SEP 20 1907, 3 AM

Postmark Place

City

San Francisco

State/Province

California

Continent

North America

Date and Time of Postmark

SEP 20 1907, 10 AM

Postmark Place

City

Los Gatos

Region

Central California

Continent

North America

Stamp

green, illustrated one cent Benjamin Franklin

Addressee

Name

Miss G. McGrady

Address

City
Los Gatos
State/Province
Calif.

Primary Language

English

Transcription

Transcription

I was in the penny arcade dripped a cent in a slot + this is what I got + something that I want. I am taking a walk. It is 7.30 in the evening Celia

Language

English

Dimensions

Width

5-1/2 in

Length

3-1/2 in

Condition

Grade 3 Very Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Genevieve McGrady