Miss Susanna Ramsey lived near Gap, a community in eastern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.in
Gap was named for a pass through the Nickel Mountain ridge.
The Philadelphia-Lancaster Turnpike and the railroads were constructed through Gap.
In the Fall of 1916, Susanna received a postcard from her aunt, M.C. Metzler.
The aunt invited all the folks to come for dinner.
The face of the postcard features a drawing of a girl feeding a turkey and the words, “Thanksgiving Greeting”.
The simplicity of the drawing and coloration demonstrates the decline of postcard printing during the Great War.
One hopes that Susanna, her mother, and all the family enjoyed dinner at the Metzler’s home.
The postcard was mailed from Oxford, PA; we may assume that the Metzlers lived nearby.
