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Camping at Laurel Park near Clarksburg, WV, 1938

Subjects
Camping & HikingMail & CorrespondencePostmarks & Cancels
Date
c. 1938 (Linen)
Front of Camping at Laurel Park near Clarksburg, WV, 1938, Mr. Joseph Province Jr., WV, USA, c. 1938 vintage postcard
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Back of Camping at Laurel Park near Clarksburg, WV, 1938, Mr. Joseph Province Jr., WV, USA, c. 1938 vintage postcard
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About this postcard

Twila writes to Joe Province Jr. of Shinnston, West Virginia, from a camping trip at Laurel Park, about four and a half miles above Clarksburg. She apologizes for not writing sooner, explaining that no post cards were available and that she bought this one in town. The camp lies on the right just after the steel bridge, and she asks Joe to come up as early in the afternoon as he can and stay all evening. The note catches the ordinary logistics of a 1930s summer outing: a short motor trip from town, a spot picked out by a bridge crossing, and an invitation passed along by mail. Clarksburg, the Harrison County seat, served the surrounding communities like Shinnston as a place to shop, post mail, and start the drive into the hills.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Joe, Wed. 3:00 We are camping at Laurel Park about 4 1/2 mi. above Clarksburg. I would have written sooner, but there were no post cards available. I got this one in Clarks- burg. We have a swell place. It's on the right hand side just after you cross the steel bridge. Do try to come up while we're here. Come as early in the after- noon as you can and stay all evening. I was ~~calling~~ Martha Lee Chatham on Monday. Love, Twila

THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS --- THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS
PostmarkedClarksburg, WV, September 1, 1938, 13:30
Addressed to
Mr. Joseph Province Jr.

Rt. 2 Shinnston, WV

Postcard record

Postmarked, Clarksburg, WV
ConditionFair
Place addressedMr. Joseph Province Jr., Rt. 2, Shinnston, WV
Stamp1c Thomas Jefferson, green, perforated on all sides
NotesUndivided-back card with printed directive 'THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS'; 1-cent green U.S. Jefferson postage stamp with wavy machine cancel; postmark Clarksburg, W. Va., Sep 1, 1938, 1:30 PM; pencil message from Twila to Mr. Joseph Province Jr., Rt. 2, Shinnston, W. Va., about camping at Laurel Park; brown staining and a crease at lower left; dealer pencil price '$1.00 / #117' at upper left. In the message a word (perhaps 'calling') is struck through before 'Martha Lee Chatham'. Heavily scribbled postscript at lower left of message side is largely illegible, possibly reading 'Miss Alexander'.

Cite this card

Camping at Laurel Park near Clarksburg, WV, 1938, postcard, c. 1938. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/camping-at-laurel-park-near-clarksburg-wv-1938. Accessed November 3, 2026.