Sarah Gives a Christmas Postcard to Mrs. Emma Stroman -circa 1920
About 1920, Mrs. Emma Stroman was living in Lancaster, PA.
Her home was at the corner of Market Street and James Street.
She may have been a widow.
At Christmas, Mrs. Stroman was given a postcard by Sarah.
The postcard was not mailed, but it was made in the United States after the First World War.
Because it was hand-delivered, we may assume that Sarah lived nearby.
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