Description
This vintage postcard depicts a bustling Topeka, Kansas street scene, showcasing streetcars and pedestrians on Kansas Avenue as viewed from Eighth Street. The front features the name “N. B. HAYDEN JEWELER” and the address “1018 Kansas Avenue, Topeka, Kan.”. A handwritten message on the back expresses longing to hear from Dibble and May, revealing a personal connection from approximately the 1910s.
Front Text (cleaned):
N. B. HAYDEN
JEWELER
1018
Kansas Avenue, Topeka, Kan., Looking North from Eighth St.
Back Text (cleaned):
Dear Dibble and May, are you in Oberlin, Kansas? Too lazy to call us? I'm sure you're very pretty, I guess, but it's terrible writing. It's the best I can do. Please do so. I hope you will do the best you can to like them.
