Duffield/Sisson Postcards No. 6

This is the sixth in a series of postcards from 1908-1914 discovered last year in the Sierra Madre, California home of Warren Brown after his death. The collection of memorabilia found was saved by Warren's grandparents and passed down. Warren was my husband’s cousin and we are the proud holders of the collection today.

Warren’s mother, Edythe Grace Sisson (Dec 1897-1978) was the daughter of Edith Amy Duffield (1864-1926) and Charles Herman Sisson (1868-1927). Her slightly older sister, Vera Louise Sisson (Feb 1897-1976) was my husband’s grandmother.

Edith’s parents were William Duffield (1833-1925) and Henriette Louise DeSusClades (sometimes found in records as DeClad) (1841-1887). Their children were:
·       Albert Louis Duffield (1860-1942)
·        Marie “Mae” Louise Duffield (1862-1943)
·        Edith Amy Duffield (1864-1926) – the recipient of this postcard
·        Victoria Jennie Duffield (1866-1957) – the sender of this postcard
·        Eva Grace Duffield (1880- )

Broadway at Night, Los Angeles, Cal.

Postmarked 22 February 1909 in Los Angeles, California

Addressed to

Mrs Edith Sisson

Ottawa Ill.

408 Marcy St

Feb 22. 1909

Dear Sister Edith

I got your letter was awful glad to hear Charley was all right again but take good care of his scalp so the hair won’t come in gray the rest of us is gray enough. This is a picture of 1 of the main Streets in Los Angeles 300,000 ??? population our Hotel is 1 ½ blocks from Bullocks store so you see we are right in town. Write from Vic

Vic and her husband, Jim Sesslar, were vacationing in Los Angeles and staying at the Livingston Hotel. The traveled from Chicago by train on a route that passed by the Grand Canyon in Arizona.