Description
This vintage postcard depicts the imposing brick Central Fire Station of Lafayette, Indiana, showcasing its tower and distinctive architecture. The back features a handwritten message inquiring about peach sales and including the names Nellie, Comia, and Hattie. This charming postcard, mailed in the 1910s, offers a glimpse into early 20th-century life.
Front Text (cleaned):
Central Fire Station,
Lafayette, Ind.
Back Text (cleaned):
Answer soon, Nellie.
Hello Comia & how are you? I am fine. Only tired.
I have been working 15 to 2:00 PM
peaches all week. I delivered 1911.
How many did you sell?
I sold 13 1/2 bushels and still have several bushels.
Putty, Miss Emma Pfeifer's
gone. September is half gone
and it won't be long
till time to clean house
and then we won't let
Emma go.
Don't you want her
home with you?
Hattie
Ottumwa,
Ind.
