A Few Local Views

These postcards are contemporary with the postcards of St. Mark's Church that I have featured on this blog before. I like the one above because of its color, and because of the message. It's dated 7/13/08, and was written to Mrs. M. Manning in Alton, Illinois, from Helen Ryan. It reads:

Dear Mrs. Manning,

Am having a glorious time out driving every day. [Name of the town] is a beautiful place. How is Mr. Manning and Francis? Lots of love and kisses to you all.

Yours,

Helen Ryan

The postcard is a litho-chromograph manufactured in Germany and sold by a local optician/jeweler.

The postcard below shows a general view of the town, along with this message: "Did not send you any card from Danbury, so will send you a [name of the town] view. Dan Oct 17, 1908." It was sent to Mrs. Nettie Robinson in Westville, Otsego Co., NY.

Lastly, a downtown view. This postcard was also made in Germany, but it was never used. Most of these buildings were burned in a fire of the mid-20th century.