Description:
Humorous color advertising postcard for Battle Creek, showing a camel in a man's suit approaching a closed cafe, c. 1909 Temperance theme.
Caption on front: A STREET SCENE IN BATTLE CREEK. OH WHATS THE USE? AT HOME, I SOMETIMES HAD TO GO WITHOUT A DRINK FOR TEN DAYS. HERE I CAN NEVER GET A DRINK WHEN I WANT IT.
Written on back: "Water! Water! Nothing but water, and not a drop to drink." The Count of Monte Christo.
Sent to: Mr. Eugene Harbaugh Jonesville, Mich R7
Sent on: October 28, 1909