Curated blog of quirky, interesting messages from real vintage and wartime postcards, including many sent by soldiers and sailors during World War II.
For some reason I picture Anne as being very stylish. She definitely seems to be fond of hotel hopping.
Jan. 15, 1932
Hello John!
Just moved over to this hotel. It’s better looking. We have been having snow & plenty.
Toodle-lo
Anne
Postmark: Olympia, Washington – January 16, 1932
Image: Hotel Olympian, Olympia Washington – Western Hotels Inc.
Anne is a girl with some spunk. I wonder what traveling around Washington State was like after the market crashed only a few years earlier. And she and whoever she’s with seem to get around with no trouble. And all these years later, we still talk about the weather.
Hello!
How is the weather down there? We’ve crossed the Rockies now so we have no snow, but plenty rain & it’s cold.
Love, Anne
Postmark: Everett, Washington – December 1931
Image: Hotel Monte Cristo, Everett, Wash. – Western Hotels Inc.
This short message is one of my favorites. It’s early 1932. Herbert Hoover was president, Duke Ellington would write “Don’t Mean A Thing, If it Ain’t Got That Swing,” and Anne had seen hide nor hair of her boss.
There are so many questions left unanswered. How long had she been in Olympia waiting? Why was she expecting to meet her boss? What line of work was she in? The concise language and the fact that she’s “still waiting” tell me there’s an interesting story behind this card.
Hello There,
Well, I’m still here & haven’t seen my boss yet. Will write to-morrow.
Love – Anne
Front: New Governor Hotel, Olympia Wash.
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