Description
The sepia-toned postcard showcases the elegant Oliver Hotel on North Main Street in South Bend, Indiana, with its light beige facade and dark accents, set against a bustling street scene of horse-drawn carriages and streetcars. The back features a faded green stamp and a handwritten message dated October 8, 1912, detailing a trip delayed by auto trouble. This charming postcard offers a glimpse into early 20th-century South Bend.
Front Text (cleaned):
The Oliver, North Main St., South Bend, Ind.
THE OLIVER
Back Text (cleaned):
Bend,
Oct. 8, 1912.
Am having a great time.
Got here last night, haven't
been able to leave on account of some parts of the
auto given out. Hope to leave
tomorrow. Plan to get
toward
Montreal if through there.
Had no time for
see you.
Sure we were a pint for a pop now.
The speeches. Don't know when I shall
get home.
