[Thanksgiving Postcard to Mamie Collins from Katharine E. Wheatly, November 24, 1908]

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Postcard to Mamie Collins in Central City, Nebraska from Katharine E. Wheatly with an illustration of a large turkey on the front and the caption "I wonder why they are feeding me so lately" printed at the bottom. There is a note from Wheatly on the reverse side that reads: "Dea Miss Mamie, I received all of the pretty little dollies and also the postal, I was sure glad to see you thought of me. I am well again now. How are you? Also how is your sister?"

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1 postcard : col. ill. ; 14 x 9 cm.

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Wheatly, Katharine E. November 24, 1908.

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Private Collection of Margay Welch

The Bahl, Wheatly, and Hessdoerfer families were residents of Waco, Texas from the 1850's. The items in this collection were found in the Elmer and Josephine (Bahl) Wheatly home after the death of Elmer and Josephine Wheatly in 2010.

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  • Main Title: [Thanksgiving Postcard to Mamie Collins from Katharine E. Wheatly, November 24, 1908]
  • Added Title: "Thanksgiving Day" Postcards Series No. 40

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Postcard to Mamie Collins in Central City, Nebraska from Katharine E. Wheatly with an illustration of a large turkey on the front and the caption "I wonder why they are feeding me so lately" printed at the bottom. There is a note from Wheatly on the reverse side that reads: "Dea Miss Mamie, I received all of the pretty little dollies and also the postal, I was sure glad to see you thought of me. I am well again now. How are you? Also how is your sister?"

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1 postcard : col. ill. ; 14 x 9 cm.

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  • November 24, 1908

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Wheatly, Katharine E. [Thanksgiving Postcard to Mamie Collins from Katharine E. Wheatly, November 24, 1908], postcard, November 24, 1908; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth744091/: accessed May 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Private Collection of Margay Welch.

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