Mr. Raymond Glatz lived in Dunkirk, a city in Chautauqua County of southwest New York State.
Located on Lake Erie, Dunkirk was a rail hub and a steamship port in the early 20th century.
An historic lighthouse still stands there today.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkirk,_New_York
In March of 1911, Raymond received a postcard from Frank.
The postcard was mailed from Dunkirk, suggesting that Frank was a nearby friend, colleague, or neighbor.
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The face of the postcard is a delicate painting of an artist and his model.
The model, a young woman, is wearing a long blue dress and an elaborate hat.
The artist, a young man, is holding a palette and brush.
He is attired in a dark brown suit; his shirt has a high, starched collar.
A canvas is standing on an easel behind the figures, but we cannot see the evidence of the artist’s skill.
Printed in Europe, the postcard was published by “A. & S.”.
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On the reverse, Frank begins a message, “Hello Ray”.
The following sentence predicts, “We will have snow for Easter Sunday.”
The postcard was mailed on March 23, which may mean that this year had an early Easter.
(Easter in 1910 fell on March 27 – one of the earliest days on which it is possible to celebrate Easter,)
Frank adds a “Good By (sic)”.
Raymond preserved the postcard in very good condition throughout his life.
One hopes that snow did not disrupt the holiday celebrations and that the friends exchanged many more postcards in the years to come.
RESEARCH NOTE
On August 2, 1891, Raymond Gustav Glatz was born in Dunkirk, NY.
He was the son of Gustav Glatz (1867-deceased) and Dora Beyer (1864-1939).
Gustav was born in Germany and immigrated to the United States in 1889.
He disappears from all records after 1915, and is not listed in the obituary of his wife or of his son – nor is he buried with them.
Raymond was the second of six children, although one younger sister died in infancy.
Raymond never married, and lived in Dunkirk throughout his life.
His registration for the Draft in 1942, when he was 51 years old, shows that he stood 5’10”, weighed 130 pounds, and had brown eyes.
In July of 1968, Raymond died in a hospital in Chautauqua County after an “extended illness”.
He was 76 years old, and was buried in the Willowbrook Cemetery of Dunkirk – near the grave of his brother, William.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212365196/raymond-glatz
