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Mr. Nelson O. Dunham Nantucket Island Nantucket, Mass. Dear O. Was very pleased to get letter and card. Will answer very soon. Do not let grandpa go to the home alone. But think it better for all to let him go. That is where he made his home. …

Notes: Notes: You can see shutters propped open in the windows of the building in the foreground. The card would have had to be written prior to 1912. By the summer of 1912, Jennie, her father (Charles Nelson Cotton) and her son (Nelson Olney…

Notes: On the basis of the addresses that appear in this collection: Between 1909 and ?, Jennie, her father, Charles Nelson Cotton, and son, Nelson Olney Dunham, lived on 5 West Chester St. in Nantucket. Afterward they moved to an address on…

Mrs Jennie Dunham 5 West Chester Street Nantucket, Mass Dear J. I think father painted the umbrella in the picture once. I think he will remember. He said it was a very warm day when he did the job. It is very warm today. Lovingly Emma August…

Jennie Dunham Nantucket Island, Mass. (Augusta, Me.) Nov. 14, 1913 Dear Mrs. D. I was so glad to here from you again how have you all been since I heard from I made enquiries for you last summer but Mrs. Gon… didn’t seem to know where you was…

Notes: The home on Maddaket Road was at least a mile out of town. Emma seems to be suggesting that Jennie would walk to town and, once the boat arrived, the two of them would hire a ride back to Jennie’s home. Emma did make the trip to visit…

Mrs. Jennie Dunham Nantucket Island, Mass. Bristol, Wednesday, July 31. Dear Jennie, we arrived home all safe, how did you get home. How tired you must have been. Let me know. I found all well at home, very glad to see me. Ha ha. Dora’s…

S. Jennie Dunham Nantucket, Mass. 269 Carl St., San Francisco, Cal. Hello Jennie Dear, Here I am up here with Retta. Having a nice time of course we have spoken of you many times she sends lots of love to you and would love to see you so would I …

Notes: This scene is unlike what you will see today at Togus. Only one or two original out-buildings painted this sickly mustard color are still standing. This facility was among the nation's first veterans’ homes - established by Lincoln…

Notes: The image numbers listed above were apparently assigned to each of the four views on the card. In some ways this card is among the most interesting of the collection. Here is Emma purchasing a card that you might expect a tourist in today’s…