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[Postcard of Kašperské Hory, Czechia]

Description: Postcard of Kašperské Hory, a town in Czechia. There is a letter on the back written from Ela Marie Oesterreicherova to D. W. Kempner, talking about her stay in the country and expressing hope that he will have written to her by the time she gets back home.
Date: August 26, 1948
Creator: Oesterreicherova, Ela Marie & Pospichala, J.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of The American Red Cross Clubmobile "Somewhere" In Great Britain, August 19, 1944]

Description: Postcard of an "American Red Cross Clubmobile 'Somewhere' in Great Britain". It features a Red Cross worker holding a tray labelled "From the Folks Back Home Through the Red Cross" with some service men standing around her. They are in front of a plane named "Phyllis". The letter on the back is from John Lehman, to the H. Kempner firm. In it, he says that a letter would probably follow, that he was not able to meet with Ernest, and that the Red Cross had been very kind to him and his fellow ser… more
Date: August 19, 1944
Creator: Lehman, John
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of the Ausable River and Whiteface Mountain]

Description: Postcard of a photo of the Ausable River and Whiteface Mountain featuring the river surrounded by green, orange, and yellow leaved trees and rocks with the mountain in the background. The sky is above the river and the mountain with two clouds. The photo was taken from a highway between Lake Placid and Wilmington, New York. On the reverse is text from Isaac H. Kempner to the H. Kempner office sending his greetings to them.
Date: August 12, 1960
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Location: 44.365880 -73.902646
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of "Left Behind" from the Southwest Review, August 21, 1944]

Description: Postcard of a drawing titled "Left Behind" from the magazine the Southwest Review. The drawing shows an abandoned western town with a hotel, boot shop, general store, and what appears to be a saloon side by side in front of a dirt road. There is a crooked street sign and a gas pump at the end of the road. There are hills in the background and sparse trees. The entire scene is covered in dirt and dust. On the back of the card is a message from Donald Day to Isaac H. Kempner thanking him for maki… more
Date: August 21, 1944
Creator: Day, Donald
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of the Liberté, August 17, 1954]

Description: Postcard of the Liberté, a ship part of the French Line. The photo shows the Liberté sailing in slightly choppy water. She has two large funnels and two masts from which nautical flags are being flown. There are several lifeboats hung above the railing and the passenger windows. The Liberté's hull is black and her deck and platforms above are white. The sky behind her appears cloudy and gray. On the back of the postcard is a message to Harris Leon Kempner from one of his friends from war discus… more
Date: August 17, 1954
Location: 35.746512 -39.462891
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of Whiteface Inn, Lake Placid, Whiteface, New York, August 9, 1949]

Description: Postcard featuring an illustration of Whiteface Inn on Lake Placid in Whiteface, New York. The inn is in Adirondack architecture style with green sloped rooves and white and exposed wooden exterior. In front of the inn is a grass lawn leading up to Lake Placid with trees along the shore. On the left of the lawn is a flagpole flying the American flag. Behind the inn is the top of a tree-line and a blue sky with a few white clouds. On the back of the card is a message from Isaac H. Kempner to his… more
Date: August 9, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Partner: Rosenberg Library
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