Daisy Stumph Sends a Postcard to Her Teacher – July 4, 1911

Daisy Stumph was fond of her teacher, Birdie Bricker.

During July of 1911, Daisy presented a patriotic postcard to Miss Bricker.

The postcard features original art celebrating Independence Day by the famous female postcard artist, Ellen Clapsaddle.

Until World War I, the “great war” for Americans was the Civil War.  The massive loss of life in that conflict affected generations, especially the children of widows and those orphaned after the war.

Thus, many patriotic images of the early twentieth century contain the words “Liberty and Union”, as this postcard does.

This is not the only example I have or have posted of correspondence between teachers and young pupils.

The practice was not unusual or noteworthy at this time.

Daisy writes that she hopes Miss Bricker will have a “good time on the fourth” and asks her to “write soon”.

(The card was not mailed, but the illustration was copyrighted in 1911 – hence my adoption of that date.)