G.052.02, G.052.03, G.053.01
Easter 1912 (5-8 April)
By Easter 1912, Gustaf has been back in Sweden for at least 8 months - maybe more. Postcards from 1911 show that he was still in Galteton, PA, for Valentine's day that year; but was back in Sweden at the family farm in Fristad in August (with his older brother Carl, their step-mother Selma and her children - one of them my grandmother). (The father died back in 1907.) After that card from Gerda in August, there are no more postcards in the album until Easter 1912. No Christmas/New Year cards from 1911 might indicate that he got to meet with his other siblings and their families in person instead during the holidays. But that's just a guess. Anyway, at Easter 2012, he's receiving three cards from Swedish friends, addressed to him at farm. The senders are unknown to me.
Vid påsk 1912 had Gustaf varit åter i Sverige i minst ca 8 månader - kanske t.o.m. ett helt år. Vykort från 1911 visar att både han och Gerda fortfarande var kvar i Amerika kring Alla Hjärtans Dag i februari; men att de i augusti båda befann sig hemma i Sverige, och Gustaf då på Storegården i Fristad (hos brodern Carl, deras styvmor Selma och hennes barn - Hildur, Sally=min farmor, och Nils). (Fadern, Samuel, dog 1907.) Att det saknas julkort från 1911 kan ev tolkas som att han det året kanske träffade de övriga syskonen personligen vid jultid. Men det är förstås bara en gissning. Hur som helst, vid påsken 1912 fick han nedanstående hälsningar sända till Storegården, från tre olika vänner. Avsändarna (Anna G, G.N. och E Obk) är okända för mig.
Utsikt öfver Bernshammar, Västmanland View of Bernshammar, Västmanland |
Pleasant Easter! / Anna G. (6 April, 1912)
Glad Påsk. Happy Easter. |
(Glad Påsk) Tillönskas Gustaf från Borås. Vänliga helsningar till Er alla. / G.N.
(Happy Easter) To Gustaf, from Borås. Best Wishes to all of you. / G.N.
Huskvarna Vattenfall |
Rolig Påsk! - Happy Easter! / E Obk
This card seems to have turned very yellow with age, so I made an attempt at auto-adjusting the colours digitally:
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