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.

Identifier

WCMpic_004006

Subject

Letter writing

Angora goat

Pets

Postcards

Fiction

Markee, Daisy (Morgan)

[?], Alma

[?], Catherine

Cultural Studies

Genealogy & Family History

Spatial Coverage

Forest Grove, Oregon

Language

English

Date Created

circa 1910s

Date

1910/1919

Medium

photographic postcards

Rights

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Type

Still Image

Source

Washington County Museum