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[Postcard of Lucerne and Mount Pilatus]

Description: Postcard of a photo of Lucerne, Switzerland and Mount Pilatus featuring a body of water, boats, and bridges in the foreground, Mount Pilatus in the background, and buildings of Lucerne in between. The buildings are in a historical architectural style and Mount Pilatus has a mostly green base with a rocky snow-tipped peak. On the reverse is text from A. J. Biron to Harris L. Kempner discussing his travels in Italy and Switzerland.
Date: November 9, 1956
Creator: Biron, A. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of the Ausable River and Whiteface Mountain]

Description: Postcard of a photo of the Ausable River and Whiteface Mountain featuring the river surrounded by green, orange, and yellow leaved trees and rocks with the mountain in the background. The sky is above the river and the mountain with two clouds. The photo was taken from a highway between Lake Placid and Wilmington, New York. On the reverse is text from Isaac H. Kempner to the H. Kempner office sending his greetings to them.
Date: August 12, 1960
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 44.365880 -73.902646
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Greeting Card from Donald Maclean to Harris Leon Kempner, December 1963]

Description: Greeting card from Donald Maclean to Harris Leon Kempner printed for the California and Hawaiian Sugar Refining Corporation. The card features artwork of a Hawaiian soldier standing in front of a mountain. There are palm leaves above the soldier and hibiscus flowers to the side. Text is printed saying "Aloha". Inside the card Mr. Maclean wishes Mr. Kempner a Merry Christmas.
Date: December 1963
Creator: Maclean, Donald
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Lookout Mountain Hotel Menu]

Description: Pamphlet describing Lookout Mountain Hotel in Tennessee. The rates for 1949 are listed, along with the dinner menu at the hotel. Hotel activities are listed on the back of the pamphlet.
Date: 1949
Creator: Lookout Mountain Hotel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of Ronco sopra Ascona, Switzerland, 1948]

Description: Postcard of an illustration of Ronco sopra Ascona, a municipality near Locarno, Switzerland. The postcard features blossoming trees in the foreground, with the town's buildings behind them. The tower of San Martino Church is centered and rises above the buildings. In the background are the surrounding mountains and Lago Maggiore along which Ronco sopra Ascona was built. The back of the postcard contains a message from Lena Carter Carroll to Daniel W. Kempner discussing her time in Locarno and e… more
Date: 1948~
Creator: Carroll, Lena Carter
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Canada, September 7, 1949]

Description: Folded postcard of Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal, Canada. The postcard shows the many buildings of the hospital campus with green rooves and white exteriors. Surround the buildings are trees leading to Mount Royal. Inside the card is a message from William Sealy to Daniel W. and Jeane Bertig Kempner discussing a new clipping he attached to the postcard regarding the remarriage of Will Clayton and his wife and a call he recently received. He also asks for Mary Jean Thorne's new address.
Date: September 7, 1949
Creator: Sealy, William
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of Whiteface Inn, Lake Placid, Whiteface, New York, August 9, 1949]

Description: Postcard featuring an illustration of Whiteface Inn on Lake Placid in Whiteface, New York. The inn is in Adirondack architecture style with green sloped rooves and white and exposed wooden exterior. In front of the inn is a grass lawn leading up to Lake Placid with trees along the shore. On the left of the lawn is a flagpole flying the American flag. Behind the inn is the top of a tree-line and a blue sky with a few white clouds. On the back of the card is a message from Isaac H. Kempner to his… more
Date: August 9, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of La Isla Verde and Gibraltar, 1950]

Description: Postcard of La Isla Verde and Gibraltar from the Hotel Cristina in Algeciras, Cádiz, Spain. The photo shows palm trees and some distant buildings on the shore of Algeciras. Algeciras, La Isla Verde, and Gibraltar are separated by the bay of Gibraltar and a bridge connects the shore to La Isla Verde on which are several more buildings. Further in the distance is the Rock of Gibraltar. On the back of the card is a message from Mario Santochia to Daniel W. Kempner.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Santochia, Mario
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of Santa Maria Island in the Azores, Portugal, October 16, 1946]

Description: Postcard of Santa Maria Island in the Azores, Portugal. The island has hills and mountains in the distance. On the hills are many buildings paths, and partitions, with sparse foliage. One of these partitions moves towards the foreground and is seen to be made of stone bricks dug into the ground. On the back of the card is a message from Roger Dixon to Harris Leon Kempner thanking him for his letter and discussing his delays in Dallas, Texas.
Date: October 16, 1946
Creator: Dixon, Roger
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of Orange Groves, San Bernardino, California, November 13, 1955]

Description: Postcard of an orange grove in San Bernardino, California. The photo shows orange trees with hundreds of oranges and gaps of soil where some leaves and oranges have fallen. In the distance a mountain with a snow-tipped peak can be seen in front of a clear blue sky. On the back of the card is a message from George C. Scott to the Kempners discussing a meeting he had with Ralph Morton in Honolulu where Mr. Morton had nice things to say about them.
Date: November 13, 1955
Creator: Scott, George C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of the Schlatenkees, East Tyrol, Austria, 1954]

Description: Postcard of the Schlatenkees glacier in the Venediger Group in East Tyrol, Austria. The photo shows the white glacial ice, embedded into dark rock. The glacier tongue is facing directly towards the camera and extending towards the foreground. A tear in the top left corner partially obscures the image. On the back of the card is a message from Gobind to Harris Leon Kempner sending his regards to him and his family and discussing his travel plans to Bombay.
Date: 1954?
Creator: Gobind
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Rosenberg Library
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