Still Nothing from You

Postmarked 24 January 1907
Cincinnati, Ohio

Message:

Wed. Jan 23/07/ Arrived here this morning. Still nothing from you. Back here again after Louisville and shall espect [sic] telegraph or letter before end of week. Love from R.

"On October 6, 1871, Henry Probasco presented the fountain to the people of Cincinnati as a memorial to his brother-in-law, Tyler Davidson. Cast by Ferdinand von Muller, Director of the Royal Bronze Foundry of Bavaria, the fountain followed plans drawn by August von Kreling. The 9-foot central figure, the Genius of Water, stands with arms outstretched over groupings of figures representing the uses of water. For its hundredth birthday celebration on October 16, 1971, the Tyler Davidson Fountain was renovated, moved to a new location on Fountain Square Plaza and turned to face west instead of east." (Cincinnati Historical Society)

Worshipful and Impressive

Postmarked 19 January 1949
Norfolk, Virginia

Postcard Caption:

Organized in 1929 with one hundred and thirty-eight charter members. It is a branch of the old Suffolk Baptist Church. The church is located in a fine residential section of Suffolk on the beautiful site of the old Gum property. The present building was erected in 1938 at a cost of over $60,000. (Plans are drawn for the erection of a corresponding educational building.) The architecture is colonial. Chimes from a melodious 21-stop Austin organ are broadcast from the stately spire. The Auditorium is worshipful and impressive. A memorial window of exquisite colors with a pictorial representation of Christ as the Good Shepard serves at the focus of worship.

Message:

This is a very pretty church. S is an old town something like Haddonfield-very interesting. Lots of lovely antiques. I'm enjoying my friends and their interest in C.S. Hope all you are fine. Love, Mamoine / Jan 19, 1949

Nothing to Do but Write

Postmarked 12 January 1938

Windsor, North Carolina

Postcard Caption

THE S.S. PRINCESS ANNE

• The largest and fastest Automobile and Passenger Transport of her type in the world, 260 feet long, 59 feet beam, 19 feet depth of hold, carrying 90 to 100 automobiles and 1200 passengers.

• Operating across Chesapeake Bay between Cape Charles, Va. and Little Creek, Va., a distance of 26-1/2 miles, crossing time 1-3/4 hours.

• The main connecting link of the OCEAN HIGHWAY, the fastest route from "Pines to Palms".

Postcard Message

Tues eve / 6- / We started a bit after six this A.M. and it snowed quite hard for a little while. Took the I-30 boat and tonight are in Elizabeth, N.C. Have had a good trip so far. Have had our supper and now nothing to do but write a little. One more day will bring us down quite a ways. we both O.K. Wonder if you are having a lot of snow. Hope everyone is fine "up in the north." The roads are good. Love / W.R.W.

The S.S. Princess Anne cost $691,000 when she was built in 1936. The boat operated until 1964, the year the Chesapeake Bay Bridge was completed. The S.S. Princess Anne changed owners a few times until Palm County purchased her, in the 1980s I believe, to scuttle off Fishers Island and create an artificial reef. The site provided an excellent location for diving until the early 2000s when the ship was damaged by hurricanes.

When the S.S. Princess Anne operated on the Chesapeake Bay, it was part of the "ocean highway" route on the East coast, a route that can still be followed today.

REFERENCES

• Federal Writers' Project (1938). The ocean highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida. American Guide Series. New York: Modern Age Books.
• "M/V Princess Anne Reef," Palm Beach County, FL