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Wetmore, Nellie Joe, 1904-1988 to Mr. H. D. Wetmore

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09573.01.08 Author/Creator: Wetmore, Nellie Joe, 1904-1988 Place Written: Paris, France Type: Postcard Date: 5 July 1963 Pagination: 1 postcard ; 15 x 10.5 cm. Order a Copy

One postcard addressed to Davis from Nellie Joe Wetmore dated July 5, 1963. Front side of the postcard is an image of the Royal Shakespeare Theater at Stratford-Upon-Avon. Pertains to feeling lonely while travelling; attending a N.A.T.O. and SHAPE conference.

Wetmore, Nellie Joe, 1904-1988
Wetmore, Harry Davis, Jr., 1907-1995

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