This postcard is from a collection salvaged from a Victorian era home in the 1970s. A young woman named Emma Kramer resided in the home. The postcards were found in an old coal vent that was contained in a wall my parents removed between the kitchen and the dining room. Over 100 postcards were found in this vent as well as an autograph book and one very pretty shoe.

Here is what I found out about Emma Kramer, the recipient of these postcards.

Mrs. Abel was the former Emma Koebrick, stepdaughter of Adam Koebrick and was the step-sister of Mrs. Jack Hart, of Hart court, Charles City. She was employed in Charles City years ago at the telephone office and at one time worked at a local laundry. About 25 years ago she moved to Arkansas with her family and from there to Mississippi. She lived with a daughter at the time of her death.Mrs. Abel is survived by two daughters and 3 grandchildren. A son was killed in action over Germany during World War II. He was a pilot during the war. Other survivors include two cousins, Harold Hofler, of Nora Springs and Clarence Hofler, of Texas, also an aunt, Mrs. Barbara Hofler of Texas. Emma Abel's maiden name was Kramer. Her mother Frieda Koebrick (nee Leinhard) was married to Kramer first and second to J. Adam Koebrich. Emma married Herbert William Abel. He died in Louisiana in 1972.She was buried in the Sacred Heart Cemetery, Osage, Mitchell, Iowa where her mother Frieda was also buried