Is Your Cold Much Better?

Miss Lena Friedman, Date Unclear (I’d guess 1908 or 1909)

Dear Lena,

I am awful sorry I didn’t see you before I came home. Is your cold much better? And how is your sister? I hope she is getting better. I started back to school last Monday and it seems funny to be going to school after our vacation.

L (or I?)

This is such a sweet postcard because it’s somewhat clear it’s a young girl writing to her friend or relation (maybe a cousin?). What I love so much about history is that, despite the span of time that separates us from this postcard, human nature doesn’t seem to change much. This girl went on vacation, didn’t get the chance to see her friend, and wrote her a postcard. She was also back at school. I hope Lena and the sender remained friends as they grew up.

There’s a post script on the front.

This postal is not appropriate for now because it is quite cold down here now.

Front of postcard. “Summer On the Farm”