Miss Alison Wyeth color postcard from 1907.
On the front of this postcard is a handwritten message from Will Wyeth to Miss Alison Wyeth in Nome, Alaska dated August 17th, 1907. The message is as follows:
"the 21st and will land in seattle about 29th. We expect to lite out too St. Joe as soon as we can. This will go down on the boat with us but get home sometime before we do. It was very warm here today. Ned and I are getting on board. He is a dandy fellow. Will"
On the back of the postcard is another handwritten message from Miss Alison Wyeth and a black and white photograph of a "Eskimo Fisher Maiden." The message is as follows:
"Have each all the fish in Alaska hanging up today. We have to stay here in Nome 8 days+ good man only knows what we will do in that time. We can't get a boat."
Context
The Wyeth family is of great historical importance within Saint Joseph, Missouri.
