Comments on: Past Post: Denny-Blaine Park 1912 http://www.vintageseattle.org/2008/06/06/past-post-denny-blaine-park-1912/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:21:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: matt wright http://www.vintageseattle.org/2008/06/06/past-post-denny-blaine-park-1912/#comment-13576 matt wright Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:58:04 +0000 http://www.vintageseattle.org/?p=1436#comment-13576 Cool postcard. Would be good to try and snap a shot from that location now, if it is possible. Cool postcard. Would be good to try and snap a shot from that location now, if it is possible.

]]> By: Cliffe http://www.vintageseattle.org/2008/06/06/past-post-denny-blaine-park-1912/#comment-13466 Cliffe Sun, 08 Jun 2008 08:10:35 +0000 http://www.vintageseattle.org/?p=1436#comment-13466 Nice, Madrona & Gabi. Also just posted Gabi's postcard CSI work. Cliffe Nice, Madrona & Gabi.

Also just posted Gabi’s postcard CSI work.

Cliffe

]]> By: gabi campanario http://www.vintageseattle.org/2008/06/06/past-post-denny-blaine-park-1912/#comment-13436 gabi campanario Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:03:40 +0000 http://www.vintageseattle.org/?p=1436#comment-13436 oops, in my message I should have said Louis, not Miss Esther, on the second line. all that hard deciphering messed me up ;) oops, in my message I should have said Louis, not Miss Esther, on the second line. all that hard deciphering messed me up ;)

]]> By: gabi campanario http://www.vintageseattle.org/2008/06/06/past-post-denny-blaine-park-1912/#comment-13435 gabi campanario Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:00:12 +0000 http://www.vintageseattle.org/?p=1436#comment-13435 The spacing between lines is off at the bottom of the text, which makes me think that Miss Esther was going to finish up the postcard with this words... How is Uncle & Auntie hope they are both well I am your cousin Louis H. Engels ...then decided to add something else writing it between the previous lines as it leaves ( the postcard ) Henry and myself are having nice weather at present The spacing between lines is off at the bottom of the text, which makes me think that Miss Esther was going to finish up the postcard with this words…

How is
Uncle & Auntie hope they are
both well

I am your cousin
Louis H. Engels

…then decided to add something else writing it between the previous lines

as it leaves ( the postcard ) Henry
and myself are having nice weather at present

]]> By: didi http://www.vintageseattle.org/2008/06/06/past-post-denny-blaine-park-1912/#comment-13409 didi Sat, 07 Jun 2008 01:55:47 +0000 http://www.vintageseattle.org/?p=1436#comment-13409 Striped Uncle Sam? Black and white, working in a chain gang kind of stripes? Striped Uncle Sam? Black and white, working in a chain gang kind of stripes?

]]> By: Madrona http://www.vintageseattle.org/2008/06/06/past-post-denny-blaine-park-1912/#comment-13405 Madrona Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:27:33 +0000 http://www.vintageseattle.org/?p=1436#comment-13405 This is what I can decipher, below. I kept the line breaks so hopefully someone else can fill in what I missed. It actually looks similar to my grandmother's handwriting, but it was difficult to read at the bottom when Louis ran out of space. To: Miss Esther Worden. 182 Peak Ave. West Toledo. Ohio. Message: Seattle, Wash. Oct. 11 - 12. Dear cousin: your beautiful postal was received some time ago, many thanks for same. I suppose you are going to school now every day. We are still here working for that striped Uncle Sam, and are kept quite busy at times. How is Uncle & Auntie hope they are both well as it [learest?] Henry and myself. I am your [?] are having nice weather at present. 2110 Grand Blv'd. Louis H. Engels This is what I can decipher, below. I kept the line breaks so hopefully someone else can fill in what I missed. It actually looks similar to my grandmother’s handwriting, but it was difficult to read at the bottom when Louis ran out of space.

To:
Miss Esther Worden.
182 Peak Ave.
West Toledo.
Ohio.

Message:
Seattle, Wash. Oct. 11 - 12.
Dear cousin: your beautiful
postal was received some
time ago, many thanks
for same. I suppose you
are going to school now
every day. We are still here
working for that striped Uncle
Sam, and are kept quite
busy at times. How is
Uncle & Auntie hope they are
both well as it [learest?] Henry
and myself. I am your [?]
are having nice weather at present.
2110 Grand Blv’d. Louis H. Engels

]]> By: leah http://www.vintageseattle.org/2008/06/06/past-post-denny-blaine-park-1912/#comment-13398 leah Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:44:42 +0000 http://www.vintageseattle.org/?p=1436#comment-13398 here's what I've come up with so far: Dear ______, Your beautiful postal was received some time ago. many thanks for same. I suppose you are going to school now every day. We are still here working for that striped Uncle Sam and are kept quite busy at times. How is Uncle and Auntie hope they are both well as it ________ Henry and myself I am your ______ ("favorite"?) we're having nice weather at present. 2110 Grand Blvd. Lois H Engeles here’s what I’ve come up with so far:

Dear ______,
Your beautiful postal was received some time ago. many thanks for same. I suppose you are going to school now every day. We are still here working for that striped Uncle Sam and are kept quite busy at times. How is Uncle and Auntie hope they are both well as it ________ Henry and myself I am your ______ (”favorite”?)
we’re having nice weather at present. 2110 Grand Blvd. Lois H Engeles

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