Greetings From Seattle 1942
August 24th, 2007 @ 12:30 am by Cliffe | Sorted Past Post
I’ve always been a sucker for those “Greetings From [enter city name here]!” cards. So I was searching around my archives the other day and unearthed this linen 1940’s gem of a vintage postcard sent March 14, 1942. The front features Mount Rainier, the Canal Locks, and the Pontoon Bridge (I-90 before it was expanded). So let’s have a look and a read:
Dear Friend,
Thanks for L.L Card. It is regular March weather here. Cold and windy. That is fine you like your new home. Yes, I see Davenport is on the state line. It is larger than Jackson alright. Must start supper. So best wishes — write soon.
Mrs. E. Paulsen
Thanks for L.L Card. It is regular March weather here. Cold and windy. That is fine you like your new home. Yes, I see Davenport is on the state line. It is larger than Jackson alright. Must start supper. So best wishes — write soon.
Mrs. E. Paulsen
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| Front: Greetings From Seattle, Washington. Canal Locks, Seattle, Washington. Mount Rainier, In State Of Washington. Pontoon Bridge, On Lake Washington. |
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| Back: Postcard sent March 14, 1942. |
August 24th, 2007 @ 7:57 am
I wonder what she had for dinner.
August 25th, 2007 @ 4:54 pm
I wonder how she got the wrong state.
Cliffe
August 25th, 2007 @ 10:00 pm
I wonder how she could afford a 1 cent stamp.
August 25th, 2007 @ 11:08 pm
True, true.
September 2nd, 2007 @ 12:15 pm
Love this one. That’s the month our house was completed and first occupied … nice to see the little touches while also thinking about the historical context (it always boggles us to think about how the house was under construction at the time of the Pearl Harbor attack, and to wonder if the builder/original owner had to stop for some reason related to the war — it took six months just to put up this small simple warbox).