‘Mrs. John Loucks lived in York, the historic city and county seat of York County in south-central Pennsylvania.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York,_Pennsylvania
The home of Mrs. Loucks, at 1032 West King Street, is a brick townhouse with a lovely bay window on the second floor.
Constructed in 1908 this was a new home when Mrs. Locks resided there.
The charming house is still used as a single-family home.
https://www.redfin.com/PA/York/1032-W-King-St-17404/home/140772720
In October of 1910, Mrs. Loucks received a postcard from her sister, Emma.
Emma mailed the postcard from Hartford, the capital city of Connecticut and one of the richest towns in the United States at the turn of the 20th century.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartford,_Connecticut
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The face of the postcard is a photograph of “Saint Thomas Episcopal Church” in Hartford.
This stone church in the Early English Gothic style was designed by Henry Martyn Congdon and erected in 1871.
The church was a memorial to Thomas Brownwell, the founder of Trinity College in Hartford,
Today, the church is Union Baptist Church – a congregation that was composed originally of African-American persons formerly enslaved.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Baptist_Church_(Hartford,_Connecticut)
The postcard photograph was published by the Hugh C. Leighton Company of Portland, Maine.
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On the reverse, Emma greets “Dear Sister and Bro.”
Emma reports, “I am still in Hartford and will stay with Cal”.
There is no further discussion of Emma’s stay in Hartford, nor any report of her health or happiness.
Emma promises, “I will answer your letter soon”.
In closing, Emma identifies as “Your loving sister”.
One hopes that Emma’s decision proved to be satisfactory, that her stay with Cal enabled her to accomplish her business, and that she did complete a letter to her sister and brother promptly.
