April 19th, 4:30pm
Mood: Cupcakeless (sad)
“Letter to follow. Dear Grace. A remembrance from your loving friend. John Hellmuth, New York Police Training Camp”
New York
Dated 1916NOTE:
Real photo of sender.
“Dearest Peggy - Driving along the Kings Highway, we stopped off to see the dear little girls at play. They are more cuter than pictured. To-day we are at Temagami Park in Ontario and nicely located in a cabin on the shore of a beautiful lake. We are all well and sending love to you, Em and Cleo! - Grace”
Callander - Ontario, Canada
Postmarked 1938NOTE:
As the first surviving set of quintuplets, the Dionne quintuplets became a popular tourist attraction near Ontario during the 1930’s. Visitors could watch the sisters at play from an observation deck as well as buy various quint-memorabilia.
OH, SURE. MAKE ME OUT TO BE THE BAD GUY HERE. I THOUGHT I’D HAVE A *COUPLE* OF LITTLE VODKAS BEFORE I CAME OVER AND SAT THROUGH GRANDMA’S RACIST MONOLOGUES AND UNCLE PAUL’S FOX NEWS TALKING POINTS. IS THAT A CRIME? AM I A CRIMINAL NOW? IS THIS THE … CRIME PLACE?
AM I EVEN AT THE RIGHT HOUSE? IT MIGHT BE ALL THE ALCOHOL BUT THE FOOD IS ACTUALLY KIND OF DELICIOUS FOR ONCE.
IF NOT, DO YOU MIND IF I STAY ANYWAY? I PROBABLY SHOULDN’T BE DRIVING.
“Don’t this picture wake the fever in your bones? Have been enjoying swell skiing - Armand”
Quebec, Canada
Postmarked 1945
“Sighs & tears, soon all the grandness will be over & then what will I do, have you any idea? I haven’t. Love from Alma”
St Louis World’s Fair - St Louis, MO
Postmarked 1904
