Sunday, July 31, 2011

Old Postcards from New York City to Back Home #25: Times Square - The Great White Way After Theatre

Today's postcard is a stunner. It's a 102 years old image of the after-theatre crowds packing Times Square late one evening and it is in almost as good of shape as it was the day it was put in the mail back in 1908...

1908 NYC Times Square Postcard (Front)
(Images via: NYCDreamin Archives)

1908 NYC Times Square Postcard (Reverse)

Mailed to:
Mr. & Mrs. Ed Johnson
Iron River, WI

Postmark:
09/16/08

Card Reads:
Dear Ed and June,
[?][?] in a few days. Have been under the weather - cold.
Having beautiful [?].
Sis.

*(If anyone can make out those other words, ones I've indicated with a [?], please leave your decipherment in the comments section!)

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