Description
Discover Independence, Kansas’s charming 13959 Penn Avenue, bustling with shops like Baden Clothing and the Shoe Company, as seen in this vibrant postcard. The cobblestone street, lined with awnings and storefronts, offers a glimpse into early 20th-century life. This 1909 postcard, postmarked and bearing a handwritten message, reveals a slice of daily life, reporting warmer weather and beach-going plans.
Front Text (cleaned):
13959 Penn Avenue, looking North, Independence, Kansas.
Drugs, Trunks, Wall, Gents Furnishing, Baden Clothing, Shoe Company, Shaper.
Back Text (cleaned):
Grace is feeling better since it has got a little warmer. It is just like a July day out here, if it was warm at the beach I believe there are a lot in bathing. I have not yet decided where we will go; I will let you know later.
Your,
M
11:30 PM
1909
Mrs. J. A. Shute,
85 Broad St,
Boston,
Mass.
Brother Char
