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Notes: It is difficult to decipher this first term on the card. (Fine?) Emma and her husband, Franklin Nelson Blake, were deeply involved in the social life of the trade guilds - including The Odd Fellows.

Jennie Dunham 5 West Chester Street Nantucket, Mass Fine (?) here Hasty Emma

Notes: The iconic Main St. Bridge – a graphic rendering of this image – would appear on the masthead of Pawtucket papers even before the age of post cards. “burst”? or “burnt”? In either case, it’s an odd term to describe the lines going down. …

Mrs Jennie Dunham Nantucket, Mass Nantucket Island 5 West Chester St Dear Sister I send you this card to let you know I received you long letter. I will write soon. It is terible hot here to day. The very bad storm we had here Sat. burst out a…

Notes: “The Rebekahs:” Odd Fellows, ladies auxiliary.

Mrs. Jennie Dunham 5 West Chester Street Nantucket, Mass Dear J., The Rebekahs are going to Field’s Point June 29th Come go with us Sister Emma Lots of love to all

Notes: Emma mentioned the plans for this outing at Field’s Pt. several weeks before. (See the card dated June 9, 1910.) This was a gathering of the Daughters of Rebekah – the ladies auxiliary of the Odd Fellows.

Mrs. Jennie Dunham 5 West Chester Street Nantucket, Mass Dear Sister, I wish you were here. nice day quite a large party. Lovingly Emma June 29 1910

Notes: An “x” appears on the face of the card. As is true of many of these cards, here is a celebration of the infrastructure – in this case the public health infrastructure. See this link for a history of Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island. Note…

Mrs Jennie Dunham 5 West Chester Street Nantucket, Mass Dear Sister- This building is on the old Jacob Dunnell Estate. Terrible hot here Nice time Fourth Lovingly Emma