Mrs. Elizabeth Walk lived in Washington Boro, a pleasant community perched above the Susquehanna River in western Lancaster County, PA.
Today, this census-designated place maintains several historic properties – and the surrounding region contains one of the richest concentrations of archeological sites in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Boro,_Pennsylvania
In November of 1919, Elizabeth received a Thanksgiving postcard from her sister, A. A. P.
Sister mailed the postcard from Sterling, a city on the Rock River in Whiteside County of northwest Illinois.
The city grew from a modest community of saw mills and grist mills to a center of manufacturing with the arrival of the railroad in 1856.
By the early 20th century, Sterling was home to steel wire manufacturing and other industries – and a commercial and retail hub for the surrounding agricultural area.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterling,_Illinois
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The face of the postcard is a pretty drawing of a rural home; a trail of smoke from the chimney suggests habitation and warmth within.
Although there are evergreen trees in the distance, the large tree beside the house displays the bare limbs of late Autumn.
Around the scene is a frame of grape vines bearing purple fruit.
A quatrain entitled “Thanksgiving Joys”, and expressing a pious wish, is printed below the drawing:
“May blessings in such goodly store
be yours to-day
That all the year may be one long
Thanksgiving Day”
The postcard was published by the Gibson Art Company of Cincinnati – the “Gibson Line” logo can be seen beside the postmark.
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On the reverse, A. A. P. greets her “Dear Sister” and expresses a kind sentiment:
“Just to let you know I am thinking of you folks and to wish you a happy and joyous Thanksgiving Day.”
Mrs. Walk preserved the thoughtful remembrance in very good condition throughout her life.
One hopes that the families of both sisters enjoyed a wonderful celebration of Thanksgiving.
