Postcard
"Forest Home," Beloved of Frances E. Willard
| Illustration of "Forest Home." Caption at top reads: "'Forest Home,' Beloved of Frances E. Willard (1846-1858)." Caption at bottom reads: "1 1/2 Miles from Janesville, Wis." |
| Image ID: | 129663 |
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| Creation Date: | date unknown |
| Creator Name: | E.C. Kropp Co. |
| City: | Janesville |
| County: | Rock |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Wisconsin postcard collection, circa 1860s?-circa 1990s |
| Genre: | Postcard |
| Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
| Original Format Number: | PH 2744 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5.5 x 3.5 inches |
| Text on reverse reads: "From the book 'Glimpses of Fifty Years' by Frances E. Willard Forest Home, a picturesque cottage, with rambling roof, gables, dormer-windows, little porches, crannies, and out-of-the-way nooks. To the west was the winding river, with its outlook to the setting sun. To the east the prairie green with springing wheat or yellow ripening grain. To the right and left the wooded hills like softly sheltering arms. What a perfect place for a home to be!" |
| Trees |
| Dwellings |
| Lawns |
| Porches |
| Historic sites |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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