Birthday Card with a Bouquet of Forget-Me-Nots
| Description: |
The postcard is illustrated with a bouquet of forget-me-nots tied with pink ribbon. There is a small picture of a home with trees and a field around it. Flowers are embossed along the edges of the card. The back of the card includes a message and birthday greetings from a young school girl. The message on the back of the postcard reads: I am a little school girl 12 years old and I love your poems. My mother was born in your county and is proud of the fact. I am learning your poems at school. Loving Birthday Greetings. Yours Sincerely, Lucile Current Redkey, Ind. Fully transcribed |
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| Origin: | 1915 |
| Source: |
http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/DC003/id/32 |
| Collection: |
James Whitcomb Riley -- Hoosier Poet |
| Copyright: |
Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library Riley Collection, 1835-1960, Indiana Historical Society |
| Geography: |
Indiana--Jay County--Redkey |
| Subjects: |
Birthday cards Flowers Bouquets Riley, James Whitcomb, 1849-1916 |
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