Mrs. W. Beals, date unclear (I suspect 1900-1920)
I suppose you are home and “hard at it” as I have been. I am on the verge of getting some new bed room furniture so I am all excitement. I will write you a letter sometime soon. Hope you and Dorothy were greatly [unclear]. All wish to [unclear]
(flipped on edge) Write me a letter and tell me about your stay at the beach.”
— Etta J
What I love about this particular postcard is the way the writer (Etta) seems to speak breathlessly on the page. The words practically tumble across the paper, and she’s even flipped the page for a postscript which is not so much a request, but a demand for information about the beach. I have to imagine these are friends or sisters or even cousins pulled apart by marriage.
Lynchburg to Bluefield W.VA is 115 miles.
Front of Postcard. Randolph Macon Women’s College
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