Postcard Collection

Black and white photograph of train wreck. Man and boy standing in foreground posing. Other people in background focusing on train wreck. Caption reads "#547 P.&R. Wreck At C.V. Water Tower, July 20, 07, Shippensburg, PA."\nVerso addressed to: "Miss Katherine E. Grove Pennington New Jersey" Verso message transcription: "Many thanks for card. On the other side you can see part of Mrs. Woods wrecked kitchen and three carloads of coal were dumped at their back door. To the right was their potato patch in which was dumped 13 broken cars. You can see part of one engine. It is crossways of the track. C.L.G." Rector: Post office stamp in ink "TRENTON, N.J. JUL28 730PM 1907"\nVerso: Two partially legible post office ink stamps- right" "SHIPPENSBURG, PA. JUL29 9AM 1907" and left: "PENNINGTON -- JUL30 7-- 1907"

Postcard with caption "Girls' Dormitory, State Normal School, Shippensburg, PA." Includes handwritten annotations noting a room number, 121, and the acronym for the school's full name, CVSNS. Postcard verso addressed to Mrs. Jacob H. Zeger, Mercersburg, Route 3, Penna. Postcard verso reads: "Dear Mother + all: Did nothing much but eat, sleep + loaf yet. get our books to-day I think, Good eats so far. Real nice room. The building on other side is one we room in. Have back room. Nice wind blowing now. Hot last night. Had big fire last night right across from building Was down street this morning getting acquainted a little bit. with love, Louise"