St. Marys and Elk County, Pa.

"Whissel's for quality." See also:

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Note the Space Shuttle playground toy next to the telephone pole at left. See also:

Space Shuttle playground toy at Whissel's. See also:

"Big Trout Inn, Weedville, Pa. Bar. Ballroom." Printed on the back of this linen postcard: "Big Trout Inn, Weedville, Pa. Leo and Rose Barbazzeni, props., welcome you to their spacious tavern, located on Route 255 near Weedville, Pa., in the heart of Pennsylvania's picturesque Alleghenies."

Addressed on the other side to: "Miss Eunice Mitchell, Mansfield, Pennsylvania. S.N.S." Postmarked: Weedville, Pa., Sept. 29, 1906, and Mansfield, Pa., Oct. 1, 1906. Handwritten message: "Hello Eunice. This is the Weedville knowledge factory. Sincerely, H.B.M. Sept. 29, 1906." After some searching on Google, I was able to determine that the sender of this real photo postcard, who only identified himself as "H.B.M.," was Harry B. Mitchell, who was originally from Delmar, Pennsylvania, but became principal of the Weedville schools in August 1906 (later, he apparently changed careers and became a dentist). Harry jokingly referred to this school building as the "Weedville knowledge factory" in his message to the recipient of the card, "Miss Eunice Mitchell," who was Harry's sister and a student at the Mansfield State Normal School (as indicated by the "S.N.S." notation on the back). Eunice graduated from the school, which is now Mansfield University of Pennsylvania , in 1907 and worked as a teacher afterwards. Harry drew a hand with a pointing finger (also known as a manicule ) on the card to call attention to the woman standing at the left-hand window on the second floor of the school (mouse over the image above to see a close-up of the front of the building ). It's likely that she was one of the teachers or students at the school. Harry sent another postcard to his sister in November. See The Teacher and the Scholars, Weedville, Pa., Nov. 12, 1906 .

For information about this real photo postcard, see The Weedville Knowledge Factory, Weedville, Pa., Sept. 29, 1906 .

Addressed on other the side to: "Miss Eunice Mitchell, Mansfield, Pennsylvania. S.N.S." Postmarked: Weedville, Pa., Nov. 12, 1906, and Mansfield, Pa., Nov. 13, 1906. "Hello Eunice. Here are two of my scholars and the primary teacher. H.B.M. Thomas, Lewis & Weed." Harry B. Mitchell ("H.B.M."), a school principal in Weedville, Pennsylvania, sent this real photo postcard and an earlier one ) to his sister, "Miss Eunice Mitchell," who was studying to be a teacher at the Mansfield State Normal School ("S.N.S.") in Mansfield, Pennsylvania. Harry's message on this card identifies the two girls and woman standing in the foreground as "two of my scholars and the primary teacher" (mouse over the image above to see a close-up of the trio and the two small boys behind them ). Some more children (along with a dog or two) are walking farther up the road near the bridge that's visible in the distance. I'm not sure what Harry means by "Thomas, Lewis & Weed.," which he wrote in the top right-hand corner of the card. For the earlier card that Harry sent to his sister, see The Weedville Knowledge Factory, Weedville, Pa., Sept. 29, 1906 .

For information about this real photo postcard, see The Teacher and the Scholars, Weedville, Pa., Nov. 12, 1906 .