Postcard message from Laurel Park camp, Clarksburg, WV, 1938

Subjects: Camping & Hiking Mail & Correspondence Postmarks & Cancels
Date: c. 1938 (Linen)

Back of Postcard message from Laurel Park camp, Clarksburg, WV, 1938, Mr. Joseph Province Jr., WV, USA, c. 1938 vintage postcard — Back

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

Wed. 3:00 Dear Joe, We are camping at Laurel Park about 4 1/2 mi. above Clarksburg. Should 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 with us here. Come as early in the after- noon as you can and stay all evening. I was talking to M. Halstead about seeing something on Monday. Love, Twila

PostmarkedClarksburg, WV, September 1, 1938, 13:30

Addressed to

Mr. Joseph Province Jr.

Rt. 2 Shinnston, WV

Postcard record

Postmarked	September 1, 1938, 13:30, Clarksburg, WV
Condition	Fair
Place addressed	Mr. Joseph Province Jr., Rt. 2, Shinnston, WV
Stamp	1c Thomas Jefferson, green, perforated on all sides
Notes	Undivided-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. Heavily scribbled postscript at lower left of message side is illegible.

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Postcard message from Laurel Park camp, Clarksburg, WV, 1938, postcard, c. 1938. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/postcard-message-from-laurel-park-camp-clarksburg-wv-1938. Accessed November 2, 2026.