Used paper postcard of the Leland Stanford Jr. University from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.; front: chromolithograph of the university grounds; back: green one cent Canadian stamp and handwritten message in brown ink, from a girl to her brother.
Used paper postcard of the Leland Stanford Jr. University from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.; front: chromolithograph of the university grounds; back: green one cent Canadian stamp and handwritten message in brown ink, from a girl to her brother.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, before July 15, 1995.
Front: "THE LELAND STANFORD JR. // UNIVERSITY // PALO ALTO, // CAL // COMPLIMENTS OF THE LYDIA E. PINKHAM MEDICINE CO., LYNN, MASS. U.S.A. // AVEC LES COMPLIMENTS DE LA LYDIA E. PINKHAM MEDICINE COMPANY, LYNN, ETAT-UNIS."; back: "July 7th 1912 Caledon East // Dear Brother:- // I suppose you arrived // O.K. I took 38 in my // reading qtr[?] Bolton, and // I will know next Friday // if I pass or not. Mrs [?] Hardy is on her way [?] // This is a // sporty[?] Card. // Ha Ha. // Marion was yelling Good-bye (Norm) after you were gone // "From Edna" // XXXXX // Norman S. // Matthews // 179 George Street // Toronto, Ont."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-G Chiong Trade Cards Binder E
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length: 14.0 cm. x Width: 8.9 cm.
Condition Remarks
Some age/sun discolouration; front: a number of dot stains and all of the corners are bent; back: some smudging of the ink