Description
Explore Kokomo, Indiana’s Walnut Street circa the early 1900s, a bustling scene of brick buildings, horse-drawn carriages, and shops like The Bee Hive (established 1873) selling dry goods, carpets, and cloaks. Notice the charming storefronts of Serhart Drugs and Nell Thomas Shoes. This colorful, early 20th-century postcard captures a vivid moment in time.
Front Text (cleaned):
THE BEE HIVE
ESTABLISHED 1873.
DRY GOODS,
CARPETS AND CLOAKS.
LI TURNER.
Serhart
DRUGS
NELL THOMAS
SHOES
Walnut Street, Looking East, Kokomo, Ind.
TATA
Back Text (cleaned):
No. C 7564
Published by The Indiana News Company, Indianapolis, Ind.
Made in Germany
LEIPZIG BERLIN DRESDEN
LITHO-CHROME
TRADE MARK
Dear Bertha,
Received your belated card last year!
Was so fully disappointed
because you couldn't come
up Xmas. But of course,
then one can't help it. You know Miss Bertha Clouser
that's all. But come soon
as you can. Let me know when. As soon
Leona.
R.R. No. 1.
