Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Happy Birthday, Brother Walter

May 4. 1916
Dear Brother Walter here is a little girl for your Birthday and many more to come
love from Sister Susan

The Till family seems to have been very close and I have many birthday cards to Walter from his siblings.

5 comments:

  1. What a perfectly lovely postcard! I adore this.

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  2. What a sweet card! I love that she had to cross out her name - I do that kind of thing all the time!

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  3. It's a beautiful postcard. I have to admit that I'm a little surprised it was sent to a boy. I guess if the boy were young (maybe under 6) he would like it.... Or maybe boys were different in those days....

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  4. Is that a dip pen Susan's using? The pen dipped once at the start of writing, again, quickly, after "Happy Birthday", and, finally, at the crossed-out "Susan"? Nancy, I don't see anything unusual about birthday greetings showing a sentimentalized/idealized version of the sender. We just don't do it today, although high school photos may come close. Jack/Youngstown

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  5. The writing on this post card could have been one from my own family, how strange, there you are the other side of the world with post cards like some I have! And I too am Christine H!
    Blog hopped when I saw your name on a comment.

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