This example of advertising art is not, strictly, an historical artifact that has been mailed. This advertising card was included in a bundle of vintage
This postcard photograph was not mailed, and lacks any indication of the sitter or the date. The portrait was made at the Fritz Studio in
Mrs. Mary Miller lived in Reading, the prosperous center of industry and transportation in Berks County, PA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading,_Pennsylvania In December of 1924, Mary received a
The city of Reading established a school for boys in 1852. In 1857, girls were admitted to the school. This is almost fifty years before