Karl K. Darrow to Ruby Darrow, November 16, 1911
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Visual Description
This is the back of an antique postcard filled with elegant, cursive handwriting in black ink. The left side is densely packed with a message written sideways signed by Karl. Two green French "Semeuse" (Sower) stamps, each valued at 5 centimes, are affixed to the top right corner over a circular postal cancellation mark from Paris dated November 17, 1911. The postcard is addressed to Ruby Darrow in Los Angeles, California.
Transcribed Text
POST CARD Carte Postale BRIEFKAART — POSTKAART CARTOLINA POSTALE — ОТКРЫТОЕ UИСЬМО
RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE 5c POSTES RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE 5c POSTES
PARIS 15 NOV 17 PLACE CHATEAUBRIAND
[Handwritten text on the left:]
Paris France November 16 1911. 41 rue Galilée (Hotel Galilée)
Dear Aunt: We are now established in the above locality—perhaps not established but very probably so. Far though it is true from the Sorbonne, when we go to the Latin quarter to inspect pensions [start strikethrough]marked[end strikethrough] advertised with "electricity, bathroom, vast (!) rooms, French “spoken at meals" (what they all say), we invariably conclude that better four daily trips in the Subway than a domicile in that region. Most of the buildings date from 1700 & the characteristics of all of them are those of 700 (A.D. or B.C.) Was the cathedral of the Sacré Coeur de Paris here when you were? It is a perpetual delight to me. There are certain boulevards in the city splendidly decorated by this great family of domes towering on its hill top at the end of the perspective. We received your notelet postmarked Nov. 1st. Always ravished to hear from you. — Karl.
[Handwritten text on the right:]
Mme. Clarence S. Darrow. 803 North Bonnie Brae Los Angeles Californie État-Unis d'Amérique
Transcribed Text
80. PARIS — Le Square d''Anvers et le Sacre Coeur ND phot.
Visual Description
Black and white postcard with a photo overlooking Square d’Anvers in Paris. Trees and apartments line the sides of the square and the white domes of Sacré-Cœur Basilica are visible on the hill behind.