Color Souvenir Postcard Into Corner Pleasant Street Farmington NH
Colorized, green, souvenir postcard of one of the corners of Pleasant Street in downtown Farmington, NH. Several homes may be seen in the background and to the sides. An electric pole and fence can be seen on the left. Many mature trees can be seen in the neighborhood.
The divided back has a simple exchange between Mrs. Remick, of Farmington and Mrs. Yeaton of Springvale, Maine. Mrs Remick asks Mrs. Yeaton to come up at the request of Marjorie and that they are having their picture taken and they will send her one. Postmark is August 31, 1909.
Size 3.5" x 5.5"
FHS-Kyle Leach
W.W. Roberts
W.W. Roberts
1909
Mary Evelyn Kimball Pencil Box & Short Bio
Mary Evelyn Kimball's wooden, rectangular, pencil box. The box has metal embellishments on the top corners and a metal keyhole in the front of the box.. The box contains a pencil, pen, nib, and two keys.
Mary Evelyn Kimball was born in November of 1867, to Daniel Webster Kimball and Mary Wingate Kimball, in Farmington, NH. She was one of five siblings. Daniel Webster Kimball was one of the pioneers of the shoe industry in Farmington. Mary Evelyn Kimball lived in Farmington her entire life, on what is now known as Pleasant Street. She was musically inclined, was an organist, and was known for her beautiful voice. She was a lifetime member of the Congregational Church in Farmington. She died in early 1935. Her obituary can be found in the March 22, 1935 edition of the Farmington News.
Box Size: 8.5" L x 2.25" W x1.5' H
Condition: Good
FHS-Kyle Leach
Circa 1860's
Donated by Sharon & Paul Turner