This hand-colored photograph shows East King Street in Lancaster, PA.
Taken from the location of the Courthouse, the view extends westward toward Penn Square.
The postcard, printed in Great Britain, was mailed from Lancaster by “Miriam” to Mrs. Joel Strunk in Reading.
Miriam expresses “hope the party went off alright”.
The postcard was printed circa 1905 and was postmarked on August 25, 1909.
L. H. Platz worked in Syracuse, the prosperous commercial and transportation center of central New York State. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syracuse,_New_York In July of 1915, L. H. received
In November of 1910, Mrs. Ella Foster was at home in Hopewell. PA. Hopewell is a small borough located on a branch of the Juniata
Mr. Jeb Hopkins lived in Dover, the small (and charming) city that is the capital of Delaware. Dover is “downstate”, outside the more populous and
I might attract more readers by headlining the “Fried Chicken War” (see below). In July of 1919, Joe Ludin was on vacation in the Catskill
Tellings stories from the past.