Angora goats in Forest Grove
Title
Angora goats in Forest Grove
Description
Sepia-toned image of a small herd of angora goats in a cleared area beneath thick pine trees. The book mentioned in the letter on the back, 'Freckles', was a popular novel by Gene Stratton Porter, published in 1904. The addressee, Mrs. L. [Daisy] Markee, was a local woman who had relocated to California with her husband and family. She died in the 1918 influenza epidemic and was buried in Oregon by her husband.
[front][white ink] No. 21 Pets at the Play Ground Forest Grove, Ore. [back] [postmark] Forest Grove, Jan [rest illegible] [ink] Mrs. L. Markee, Kenwood, Cal. Dear Mrs. Markee -- Glad to receive your card. We often hear of you through Mrs. Hartley. Lodge is about the same. We miss you folks very much. Glad you like it there. Catherine and I are reading 'Freckles' to each other. With love, Alma. [stamp] Published by Patton Post Card Co. Salem, Oregon.
Date Created
circa 1910s
Subject
Letter writing
Angora goat
Pets
Postcards
Fiction
Markee, Daisy (Morgan)
[?], Alma
[?], Catherine
Cultural Studies
Genealogy & Family History
Place
Forest Grove, Oregon
Medium
photographic postcards
Language
English
Identifier
WCMpic_004006
Rights
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Source
Robert L. Benson Research Library, Five Oaks Museum
Type
Still Image