Description
This sepia-toned postcard offers a bird’s-eye view of Davenport, Iowa, showcasing the Mississippi River and industrial buildings. The front features advertisements for Carnation Land Products and Brand Raisins & California Evaporated Fruits, along with “Art Boiler.” This early 20th-century (1918) postcard includes a message from Miss Hamm Hufforde sent from Bettendorf, Iowa to Marcy.
Front Text (cleaned):
Birds eye view, Davenport, Iowa.
Mississippi River.
Carnation
Land Products &
Brand Raisins & California Evaporated Fruits.
Art Boiler.
Back Text (cleaned):
Hello Marcy. Now is it a good time? My regards have been given. Bettendorf, Iowa. 11-20-18. Sincerely, Miss Hamm Hufforde
