Lydia to Robert 24 April 1945

This post is a quick one.The postcard is a useful reminder that there was color in the 40's and earlier. The black and white images of movies and photographs can trick us into imagining only a monochromatic past. Postcards are also  a strong presence in the collection.

Hi Bob[1]!

       

        How’s the horseback riding – have you tried any of it yet? Been up in a plane yet[2]? Or used the electric hair driers – you lucky guy?

                        L.[3]

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[1] Addressed to: Pvt.Robert B. Richert; Lew Hall; 317^th C.T.D. Air Crew; Montana State Univ; Missoula, Montana. Postmarked 24 April 1945.

[2] This is the more serious question, the others seem more tongue-in-cheek.

[3] His sister Lydia. No return address.