Transcription
Back — Hello Pearle I will write you a few lines to let you know that I been sick had such a cold and sore throat couldnt speak above a whisper. good by will write more some other time. ] Julia.
Postcard Information
- Postmark: Burlington, IA., MAY 18 1908
- Sent To: Carthage IL
- Era: Golden Age (1907–1915)
- Publisher: AXT DRUG CO.
- Stamp: 1¢
- Distance Traveled: ~30 miles
About This Card
Black Hawk Heights, on the Fort Madison riverfront, takes its name from the Sauk leader Black Hawk, who led his band across this stretch of the Mississippi in the spring of 1832 in what became known as the Black Hawk War — the conflict that effectively ended Native American resistance in the upper Mississippi valley. The brick building with the tall smokestack visible in the background suggests the industrial character of Fort Madison’s waterfront by 1908. Julia, writing from Burlington, had just recovered from illness and was catching Pearl up on her news.
