This month’s postcard features the Coliseum and Grove at Cedar Point, Ohio.
The postcard was postmarked on July 12, 1911 at 9:00 AM at Cedar Point, Ohio. Continue reading
This is the inside cover to Hazel’s scrapbook. I do not know when Hazel put this scrapbook together, but based on her signature (as seen here), I am guessing that she may have been in her late teens.
As I mentioned in my previous post, calling cards were primarily used between 1832 and 1901. Hazel was born in 1898, so I have my doubts that the calling cards that are displayed were cards left for her. In fact, many of the cards were from friends and family members of her mother, Jessie Brown. My theory is that Jessie may have collected these cards when she was younger and upon her death in 1915 (when Hazel would have been about seventeen), they may have been passed on to Hazel. Continue reading
This is the cover to Hazel Kimble’s scrapbook. The scrapbook primarily contains calling cards. Calling cards, or visitor cards, were small cards that had your name printed on it. Between 1832 and 1901, if you went to visit someone, uninvited, you would stop in and leave your calling card. If the person you had stopped into see wanted to have a visit with you, they would contact you to set up a time. I suppose this was an early version of the FaceBook friend request. Your calling card was either accepted and a date scheduled or it was ignored.
Notation on back of photograph reads:
James McCullough-Treasurer-
Errett [Motter]-Deputy Treasurer-3 years
Court House Kenton Ohio
