Postcard: Man and Children Standing Next to Dugout

Authors

Monroe Wenger

Files

Identifier

FLSC_TJPC_01272019_1209

Publication Date

11-22-1913

Description

This black and white photographic postcard features a dugout reinforced with sod. A dog stands at the door to the house. A man in overalls stands next to the house. A girl and another person on a horse are to the left of the man. A windmill and wagon are in the background. The photo is surrounded by a white border. Handwriting is on the back of the card.

Physical Description

4"x 5" photographic postcard

Subject

Copeland (Kan.), Alva (Okla.), Correspondence, Frontier & pioneer life, Sod buildings, Westward movement, Homesteading

Rights

This item is in the public domain

Publisher

Digitized by Forsyth Digital Collections

Collection

Tim Johnson Postcard Collection

Repository

Forsyth Library Special Collections

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Wenger, Monroe, "Postcard: Man and Children Standing Next to Dugout" (1913). Tim Johnson Postcard Collection. 1208.
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/tj_postcards/1208

Language

eng

Transcription

This is Hazel my pony, Mr. Markey, his dog and myself taken at his dugout. Aren't we a wild looking outfit? Answer mamma's letter. Your niece Vada Mr. Monroe Wenger Alva, Okla.