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Mrs. Jennie Dunham, Nantucket Isd., Mass., 5 West Chester St. Out for the day, first stop Emma 8.20 AM

Notes: If you look carefully here you will see an early example of the thirst for Photoshop. The image has been (badly) hacked from the original horizon. That weird looking structure to the left of the large building is a windmill. Because the…

Mrs. Jennie Dunham Nantucket Isd Mass. 5 West Chester St. Willmit tomorrow Emma

Notes: In the postmark biz this information translates as: RPO = Railroad Post Office; TR 29 = Train # 29. “Willmit?” No idea. Willimantic, CT ?

Mrs. Jennie Dunham West Center St. Nantucket, Mass. We had a fine trip home. Flora is feeling all right now. We would like to hear from you once in a while if you can find time to write. Ida I. Horton, 26 Allen Av.

Notes: Edgar Willard Horton (b. about 1859); Ida I. Horton (b. about 1863); and Flora E. Horton (b. about 1864) were siblings. See Roots Web: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=simplicity&id=I03283

Mrs. Jennie Dunham Nantucket Island Nantucket, Mass. Dear J. I am going to take Lizzie with me when I go to Nan- She is to let me know as soon as Minnie has vacation then we go. I am all moved and like here very much am much tired. You said you…

Notes: Compare this scene with “Bird’s Eye View Pawtucket, R.I.,” sent June 5, 1912. On the face of the card Emma added labels for several buildings – "S & Robinson" and the "Music Hall" – as well as ‘High Street.” It is not absolutely clear…

Mrs. Jennie Dunham Nantucket Island, Mass. Text: Augusta, Maine July – 14 - 1912 Dear Mrs. D., your card recevd, also the papers many thanks how are you all now I often think of you these days and months… being share very much it has been…

Notes: Abby W. Roberts had a habit of writing around the edges of the space she had already filled for the message. She also rarely used periods or capital letters.