Running with the Chickens in Clemons, New York

I don't know what possessed me to buy these wrecked old cards, but there is something intriguing about them. The first one shows a boy happily running with the chickens.

The message, addressed to Hillside House, reads:
This is the youngest of the whole dam family Lee Jr.  Mountain view. More to follow.
Here's the back of the card.

And here's Hillside House near Lake George in the Adirondacks. If it's still standing, I can't find any record of it.

I was puzzled when I looked at the back of this card, which is only 3" by 4.5".  Something wasn't right.

The card was cut down in size, but why? Then, I noticed that the edge was coming up on one corner of the front. Look what's underneath! looks like the Brooklyn Bridge, doesn't it?

Thanks to Linda Ripley Smith for her helpful comments on this post and on the follow-up post, which you can see here.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

The fist card really says it all.

The message on the card, sent to Billie Buswell in 1930, reads:

To see Oklahoma City,  you would never imagine it was only opened up to Homesteaders in 1889.

Dad

And here are two cards showing downtown Oklahoma City in about 1937.

The courthouse, designed by Solomon Layton, was built in 1937 for 1.5 million dollars. Here are the backs of the last two cards.

Hearty Congratulations

Happy Birthday, Karin!