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[Two Letters from Elmer Holcomb Wheatly to Josephine Wheatly, August 10, 1904] (open access)

[Two Letters from Elmer Holcomb Wheatly to Josephine Wheatly, August 10, 1904]

Two letters written to Josephine Wheatly from her husband, Elmer Holcomb Wheatly, in Waco, Texas. The first letter discusses Josephine's father's sickness and that her mother is coming down to see him; Elmer and Harry Bahl had not told him that she was coming. The second letter is a response sent shortly after the first, and it states: "Papa is no better he is real sick Harry will write you this morning."
Date: August 10, 1904
Creator: Wheatly, Elmer Holcomb
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Washington Park in Chicago]

Postcard of four boats paddled by men dressed in white shirts under a wooden bridge. The scene is described as "Showing Rustic Bridge in one of the city's most beautiful parks. Located on the South Side and containing 371 acres." The letter is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1141 Third Ave. Huntington, West Va."
Date: August 16, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History