Cramer Family Postcards Album

Cramer Family Postcards were all mailed to 520 Pawnee Street, the South Bethlehem address of Robert V. Cramer and his family. Robert Cramer was born in 1849, in Hunterdon County, NJ, and married to Alice Fulper. The family lived on Pawnee Street in South Bethlehem while Robert worked as furnaceman for Bethlehem Steel, and he died in 1927. There are 57 postcards in the collection neatly placed in a postcard album along with some family photographs and other ephemera, dating from 1904 to 1908.

Carnegie Library, Pittsburg, Pa.

Carnegie Library, Pittsburg, Pa. 1907.

Pittsburgh, Library, Schenley Park

Pittsburgh, Library, Schenley Park. 1905.

Atlantic City, N.J. Yachting

Atlantic City, N.J. Yachting. 1907.

World’s Fair St. Louis

World’s Fair St. Louis. 1904.

Bridge over Old Moffatt Mill

Bridge over Old Moffatt Mill. 1905.

Electricity Building – Hold card to Light.  Official Souvenir Postal Card – likely the World’s Fair St. Louis

Electricity Building – Hold card to Light. Official Souvenir Postal Card – likely the World’s Fair St. Louis. 1904.

City Hall, Philadelphia, Pa.

City Hall, Philadelphia, Pa. 1906.

Marshall Field & Co.’s Store, Chicago

City Hall, Philadelphia, Pa. 1907.

Upper Falls of the Genesee River, Rochester, N.Y.

Upper Falls of the Genesee River, Rochester, N.Y. 1907.

Wisconsin Street, Looking East. Milwaukee

Wisconsin Street, Looking East. Milwaukee. 1906.

Homestead, Pa. “Train of Rolls” in Carnegie Mills.

Homestead, Pa. “Train of Rolls” in Carnegie Mills. 1907.

Wharf at Redondo, Cal.

Wharf at Redondo, Cal. 1905.

The Steel Pier, Atlantic City, N.J.

The Steel Pier, Atlantic City, N.J. 1906.

South Wilkes-Barre Coal Breaker

South Wilkes-Barre Coal Breaker. 1904.

Fairmount Park from Lemon Hill. Philadelphia, PA

Fairmount Park from Lemon Hill. Philadelphia, PA. 1907.

High School, Bethlehem, Pa.

High School, Bethlehem, Pa. 1906.

Old South, Lafayette College, Easton, Pa

Old South, Lafayette College, Easton, Pa. 1906.

View in House Chamber, Pennsylvanias New Capitol – divided back

View in House Chamber, Pennsylvania's New Capitol. 1907.