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Floral greeting, garden gate and chickens, Cleveland, OH, 1920

Subjects
Farm AnimalsGardensGeneral Greetings
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1920 (White Border)
Front of Floral greeting, garden gate and chickens, Cleveland, OH, 1920, Beatrice Pasta, OH, USA, c. 1920 lithograph postcard
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Back of Floral greeting, garden gate and chickens, Cleveland, OH, 1920, Beatrice Pasta, OH, USA, c. 1920 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

The card shows pink roses in the foreground, a picket gate and fence, two white chickens, and a blossoming tree. Below the printed greeting 'Dear Friend' is a verse wishing the recipient days 'free from strife' and 'the goodly things of Life.' Barbara's message to Beatrice is more direct: she wishes she could see her, cannot until they go to the fair, and says that she and her mother will come. She adds, 'I wish if you could live up there again with me.' The formal floral greeting and the plain personal note sit together easily, the kind of quick message that postcards carried between friends and family in 1920.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Beatrice I wish if I could see you some time. But I can't. Until we go to fair so my mother and I will come to you. I wish if you could live up there again with me. From Barbara Bundas 4211 Lorraine Ave 12917

PublisherSTECHER LITH. CO.
DEAR FRIEND May all your days be free from strife And yours the goodly things of Life. --- POST CARD FOR CORRESPONDENCE FOR ADDRESS ONLY PLACE STAMP MESTIC 1¢ GN 2¢ MADE IN U.S.A. Series 861
PostmarkedCleveland, OH, November 15, 1920, 16:00
Addressed to
Beatrice Pasta

5220 Blande Ave. Cleveland, OH

FromBunda, CA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Cleveland, OH
PublisherSTECHER LITH. CO.
SeriesSeries 861
ConditionFair
Place addressedBeatrice Pasta, 5220 Blande, Ave., Cleveland, OH
Place sent fromBunda, CA
Stamp1c printed stamp box inscription (United States and Canada one cent; Foreign two cents)
NotesTextured paper; creases, stains, and edge wear; small circular publisher logo in lower left corner (STECHER LITH. CO., MADE IN U.S.A.). Postmark: CLEVELAND O. NOV 15 4 PM 1920 STA. D. Divided-back embossed litho card; no stamp present (stamp box printed "PLACE STAMP" with domestic 1¢ / foreign 2¢ rates); card soiled, stained and edge-worn.

Cite this card

Floral greeting, garden gate and chickens, Cleveland, OH, 1920, postcard, c. 1920. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/floral-greeting-garden-gate-and-chickens-cleveland-oh-1920. Accessed November 2, 2026.