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[superscript] We were at Cliff House about 10 minutes and this
was sold as we were leaving the place. She sure is some place for speed.
San Fran Calif
10/9/24 or as they put it here 9/10/24
Dear Chas,
There is not much time to write as it is on mail
time but this will let you know how I am and also show you. We are having
a great time of course and as we only landed on the evening of 5th my
head will burst before I return with the things I have seen. A 30 mile
drive the day this was taken, Monday, one of 112 miles yesterday and tomorrow
we are off to Los Angeles for 4 days and then by stages to Rochester Minnesota
where the Mayo Bros are and where Bill I hope will get fixed up and from
these I will write more fully.
We are both well and enjoying it greatly. Sent this on to Mother so as
she can see her dear son is not yet fading away. Hope you are well. Your
loving brother Gordon.
The photo at right and the portrait above
show the "car" (a Fageol Bus)
that they went sightseeing in (mentioned in the previous
letter) "...what
a car it was as it held 25...". The above portrait
is a postcard but these were produced very quickly even then.
Here is a close up of the faces in the portrait.
Harry is directly below the central support and Bill is on his immediate left.
If the close up isn't really big (too big to fit in the window) you may want to read the
"technical stuff" page.
[Back of envelope contains the postscript:]
I meant to say inside
Many happy returns of
7[?]th Sept old man.
[According to Ian Steer's ancestors site, Charles (Chas) Arthur was born on the 8th Sep 1897 (A year and a half before Harry - hence "old man").]
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