Still Image

The Retreat

1905 / J.I. Austin Company

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A postcard featuring a painting of a woodland scene with a river or stream running through it. Text on the front reads "The Retreat." A handwritten note on the front reads "July 8th, I'm taking Marge over to So. Haven on the boat this afternoon - she will stay 6 weeks. I come back on Monday. Had a dandy time at [Illegible] over the 4th, got 104 fish. Am sorry Mrs. [Illegible] missed seeing you. Hope you had a nice time in [Illegible]. - Tod." The postcard is addressed to Mrs. Henry Clay Barnabee, 225 Riverside Drive, New York, N.Y. and is postmarked from Chicago, Illinois in 1905.

~ J.I. Austin Company, “The Retreat,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed December 23, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/3810.

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Title

The Retreat

Description

A postcard featuring a painting of a woodland scene with a river or stream running through it. Text on the front reads "The Retreat." A handwritten note on the front reads "July 8th, I'm taking Marge over to So. Haven on the boat this afternoon - she will stay 6 weeks. I come back on Monday. Had a dandy time at [Illegible] over the 4th, got 104 fish. Am sorry Mrs. [Illegible] missed seeing you. Hope you had a nice time in [Illegible]. - Tod." The postcard is addressed to Mrs. Henry Clay Barnabee, 225 Riverside Drive, New York, N.Y. and is postmarked from Chicago, Illinois in 1905.

Creator

J.I. Austin Company

Source

Henry Clay Barnabee Collection

Publisher

Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections

Date

1905

Format

JPG derived from TIF

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-MS: 1995.1.IX.099