'Ox Cart In Old Mexico'
Title
'Ox Cart In Old Mexico'
Subject
Oxen; Mexico; Silas Bontrager; Ora Bontrager; Weslaco, Texas; economic migration; The Great Depression
Description
A painted or tinted photograph of two oxen pulling a small cart in front of a small house and a larger square building.
Transcription: Sabbath morning (illegible) well how is all this (illegible) go it shure is nice here. We are fixing to go to S.C. I like it here fine. Wish you and the children were here. We will get the house done Monday we are building and then I will look for something. The fruit is not ripe yet. We will write a letter in a day or two. Eula will start to school Monday. You write us in care of Acire. R.=1. As soon as I can we will get us a house. I can't say yet what we will do only it look good here. Dad.
Source
The Ora Bontrager Postcard Collection (BPC)
Publisher
“C.T. Art Color Tone” Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. Made only by Curt Teich and Co.,Inc., Chicago
Date
09-11-1937
Rights
Format
Paper
Language
English
Type
Postcard
Identifier
BPC 011.1.0, 011.2.0
Coverage
Weslaco, Texas
Files
Collection
Citation
“'Ox Cart In Old Mexico',” The Ora Bontrager Postcard Collection, accessed April 18, 2024, https://bontragercollection.omeka.net/items/show/11.