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Back — Write mon. [?] Write Still sewing. Are you planning to come down over Labor Day? I can be ready to come home if you are and my car fare will help. You wouldn’t have to come here for me. Only a suggestion so write me details if you plan anything. Going to K— [?] for more goods now. Raymond came home again last eve so I rented Lizzies room. Add. Co Elva. ma.
Postcard Information
- Postmark: KEOKUK, IOWA, AUG 28 1939
- Sent To: Chicago IL
- Era: Linen (1930–1945)
- Publisher: Nichols’ Book Store, Carthage, Illinois
- Stamp: 1¢
- Distance Traveled: ~240 miles
About This Card
This tree-lined walkway in Keokuk, Iowa — sent by “ma.” in a card postmarked from Keokuk — shows the mature park infrastructure the city had developed along its blufftop grounds by the early twentieth century. Keokuk’s parks benefited from its position above the river: the elevated terrain that made the city strategically important also gave it unusually dramatic views and the kind of naturally varied topography that parks commissions found easy to develop. Pearl’s mother was in Keokuk regularly — the city was about 30 miles from Fort Madison and 50 miles from Carthage.
