This is the eighteenth 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 was saved by his grandparents and passed down to Warren, my husband’s cousin.
Warren’s mother, Edythe Grace Sisson (1897-1978), was the daughter of Edith Amy Duffield (1864-1926) and Charles Herman Sisson (1868-1927). Charles and Edith were married in Ottawa, Illinois in 1895. They remained there until the early 1920s when they moved west to Los Angeles, California. |
BOATING ON THE CHIPPEWA, EAU CLAIRE, WIS.
No. 4240
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Postmarked 19 September 1909?
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
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When I first sorted these postcards, I tried to decipher the dates and put them in order that way. Now I look at this one and the next and I can't tell for sure that the year is 1909. Both cards were mailed the same day. This one bears a one cent stamp, the next one, a two cent stamp. I thought that was unusual, too.
Sender unknown.
Addressed to:
Mr & Mrs Chas Sisson
403 Marcy St
Ottawa
Ill.
The Chippewa River flows across the Northwestern region of Wisconsin and has always been a popular destination for boating and canoeing. Eau Claire is one of the cities situated along it's shores. I don't know of any relatives living in the area at the time, so this was probably mailed by a friend or family member while traveling.
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