Mr. Elmer Dohner lived in Rexmont, a neighborhood within Cornwall Borough of Lebanon County, in central Pennsylvania.
https://www.cornwall-pa.com/community/page/history
This community is rich in the history of the Cornwall mines.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornwall_Iron_Furnace
Some time ago, we saw two other postcards (one is a photograph) related to Dohner families in Lebanon County – I have not yet done the genealogical research that might connect the stories:
In May of 1910, Elmer received a postcard from Margie.
Margie mailed the postcard from Elizabethtown, a borough in northwest Lancaster County, PA – and 18 miles southeast of Harrisburg.
In the early 20th century, the community was evolving from its agricultural roots by the growth of shoe manufacturers, a chocolate company, and the foundation of a liberal arts college.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabethtown,_Pennsylvania
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The face of the postcard is a photograph of Washington Street in Elizabethtown.
One notices that the pleasant street is tree-shaded and is bordered by tidy brick sidewalks and curbs.
There is, however, evidence that horse-drawn conveyances are still common on the street.
The photograph was made by George Ness Falkenstein, one of the wonderful 19th century polymaths who left a mark on diverse areas of human endeavor.
An entrepreneur, academic, pastor, historian, author of the standard history of the Brethren Church, one of the Founders and the second President of Elizabethtown College, Falkenstein was also an accomplished photographer, printer, and publisher.
We have seen other postcard photographs by Falkenstein:
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On the reverse, Margie begins her message without a greeting; she writes, “I wish I could be over at your place on Sun.”
Although absent, Margie hopes “you will have a nice time…”
Interestingly, Margie is staying on Washington Street – she concludes, “This is the street I am staying on…”
One hopes that Margie enjoyed her stay in Elizabethtown, that Elmer hosted a splendid gathering on Sunday, and that the friends exchanged many more postcards in the days that followed.
