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Mrs. Jennie Dunham 5 West Chester St. Nantucket, Mass. Dear Mother, I just came trough this station a few minutes ago. Will be home before long. Olney

Notes: This is the second in a pair of cards sent by Olney from New Bedford; and, coincidently, the third in a chronological sequence made by the same (unidentified) manufacturer. This last fact matters. It explains why you see cross-hatching in…

Mrs. Ida Atwood Nantucket Island Nantucket, Mass. Dear Ida – Thank you much for all you do for my dear sister. A little later on I shall go down to see you all but not just now. I have too much rheumatism. I try to walk it off. Please send me…

Notes: “Head of navigation” is a phrase describing the limits of boat traffic. Above this point are the falls, some of which are seen in the ‘Main Street Bridge’ image. Here you are looking north toward that bridge (and falls) at Main Street. …

Mrs. Jennie Dunham Nantucket Island, Mass. Augusta – Me May 28 Dear Mrs. Dunham Am so glad you are feeling better… Thanks for the card, I didn’t have one like it… have 2 send you both lights of Cobbosee Kind regards to all My sister and her…

Notes: Apparently Abby W.Roberts collected post cards, a hobby she shared with Jennie. The handwriting is almost unreadable. Even the transcript of this short card has gaps. Lake Cobboseecontee is located west of Augusta. This card shows a view…

Mrs. Jennie Dunham #5 West Chester St. Nantucket, Mass. Dear Aunt Jennie: Here we are down here for the day before the 4th. Ma is with us. Franklin and Bartlett are going bathing. Hope you have pleasant 4th. Sincerely Rhoda

Notes: Shipwrecks were New England’s version of (European) ruins (and what counted as picturesque). Bosselman was described as a manufacturer of “souvenirs.” Probably most publishers of post cards were described using these same words. That…

Mrs. Jennie Dunham Nantucket Isd. Nantucket, Mass. 5 West Chester St. On the way up the Hudson This boat is just lovely. Emma

Notes: One hundred years before this Robert Fulton himself took the first steamboat trip up the Hudson, from New York to Albany. Even in 1911 it would appear that side wheelers were still the standard.