Falls House, Gastonia, N.C.
Rating
Title
Falls House , Gastonia , N.C .
Caption
MacGown Cooke Ptg . Co . Chattanooga
Transcription
Message on front of card : "I misplaced your address so you will have to send it to me . Think however this will reach you at Hiddenite . Goodbye for this time J . H . LaFou. " Message on back of card : "Dear Mrs . Gill I arrived here safely yesterday aft . Train was late as we had to wait in C . for train from Richmond . Rivers were swollen high as we passed on our way to G . But we went over the Catawba safely . Train slowed up & crept along carefully . It was a relief when we were over the trestle . What rains we have had. Most unusual weather for the Carolinas . Heavy losses in So . Ca. too . Bridges washed away & lines lost . Georgia has suffered too . Hope you & new little girl keep well . Often think of the pleasant times we had together this summer & trust we shall meet again in the near future . Will not forget the pleasant evenings in yr . room when you entertained me so well . Drop me a line sometime . Shall be glad to hear from you . J . H . L. " Addressed to: "Mrs . Gill. , Hiddenite N.C. , Davis White Sulphur Springs. " Postmarked 28 August 1908 .
Publisher
MacGowan Cooke Printing Co., Chattannooga, Tenn.
Description
View of a building partially hidden by trees . There are people on the front porch and a woman standing on the second-floor porch .
Creation Date
1908
Date
ca. 1908
Subject (tgm)
Dwellings Porches
Subject Topical
Postcards--North Carolina.
Subject Geographic
Gastonia (N.C.) Gaston County (N.C.)
DCMI Type
Image
Form General
Postcards
Language
English
Physical Description of Original
89 mm x 139 mm
Medium of Original
Paper
Collection in Repository
Durwood Barbour Collection of North Carolina Postcards (P077) ; collection guide available online at http://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/P0077/
Local Identifier
P077;5-359
Citation
"Falls House, Gastonia, N.C." in Durwood Barbour Collection of North Carolina Postcards (P077), North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives, Wilson Library, UNC-Chapel Hill; "Title" in Durwood Barbour Collection of North Carolina Postcards (P077), North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives, Wilson Library, UNC-Chapel Hill
Digital Collection
North Carolina Postcards
Repository
North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Host
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Copyright
Public Domain
filename
P077-5-359.tif
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