Mrs. J. G. Stewart lived in Cleveland, a city of southeast Tennessee. This area has a long history, beginning with a mound-building indigenous culture more
Miss Vera Long lived in Shippensburg, the historic borough in the Cumberland Valley of south-central Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shippensburg,_Pennsylvania (I have several postcards related to members of
Miss Emma Humphreville lived in the charming and historic city of Lancaster, PA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancaster,_Pennsylvania On February 10, 1909 Miss Humphreville received a Valentine postcard. Emma
Gerard Curran lived in Quinsigamond, a village adjacent to the city of Worcester – about 50 miles west of Boston, Massachusetts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinsigamond In February of
Mr. H. C. Stolzenbach lived in Baltimore, the busy port city and transportation hub for central Maryland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore In February of 1909, Mr. Stolzenbach received
Mr. Elmer Ohl lived in Pavonia, a populated place in central Ohio – between the city of Mansfield and the town of Ashland. https://ohio.hometownlocator.com/oh/richland/pavonia.cfm In
Mrs. G. I. Robinson lived in Marion, a city in east central Iowa. In February of 1909, Mrs. Robinson received a postcard from “Guess Who”
Mrs. Charles Kirby, “Susie”, lived in Baltimore, Maryland. In February of 1909, Mrs. Kirby received a postcard greeting from Miss Maggie. Miss Maggie lived on
This comic postcard was intended for Valentine’s Day – which suggests that the celebration of Romance and Love was not free of tension related to
Tellings stories from the past.