Antique Photos 1880 -1927 Silas E. Howard US Postman + 2 News clippings 1927 &..

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Antique Photographs / Post Cards 1880's-1927
Silas E. Howard US Postman
+ 2 News clippings: 1927 & 1951
This is a nice comprehensive collection of Silas E Howard and his family during the turn of the century, from The Howard Family Estate Memorabilia Collection, Silverton, Oregon.
The conditions are all excellent, unless otherwise noted below in the specifics.Things that negatively effect the value of the item
noted in red,
all other writings enhance the value of the item for historical context.
Silas E. Howard was one of the 10 original postmen of Salem, the Capitol of Oregon. He was the son of D.C. Howard who fought in the Union Army during the Civil War and traveled to California and then Oregon after the war during the second wave of The Gold Rush. We have an extensive collection of ephemera, including keepsakes from Silas E. Howard, many more photographs of his 2 families, his father, D.C. Howard's personal civil war journals which will be at auction in the near future, letters from Silas to D.C. after The Civil War and also from D.C.'s wife, Caroline, and many photographs of DC Howard and his family as well as deeds, receipts, etc. We also have items from Silas E. Howard's grandson, Rex Jr's WWII adventures. He was Normandy, The battle of The Bulge, and in a Nazi POW camp. The collection is quite extensive.
Here are the details of Today's package:
(The third and fourth pictures are the flip-side of the 1st photo in the left column, the photo of D.C. Howard & Family circa 1880,  just under the newspaper article.)
Silas E. Howard's obituary - original newspaper clipping 1927 Salem, Oregon
Postal Service 50 year anniversary memorial newspaper clipping from
The Statesman – Salem, Oregon 2/19/1951
Note: Take what is written on postcards and photos with a grain of salt. These notes were written before the age of the Internet, and we are now using knowledge of the full collection of The Howard Family Estate Memorabilia Collection, Silverton, Oregon – plus documents and various websites i.e. newspapers and ancestry sites online to get the most accurate information. Please message us with any comments or questions. This is a work in progress of a vast amount of material dating from before the Civil War to the 1960s.
Two–sided photo :
Side A: Silas “Postman with Satchel” on the job in Salem, Oregon Circa: 1900
Side B: D.C. Howard & Family Circa 1900. This is Silas E. Howard's father, D.C. Howard, who fought in the civil war with the OHIO 117th which became the 1st Ohio heavy artillery. He is shown with Silas' daughter Edith, of his first marriage to Emma. Silas married Emma while still living in Oakdale, Nebraska. We don't know the names of the younger girls yet.
Cabinet Photo: Silas & family, Circa 1906
Silas E. with wife Jennie, and their children, Rex, David, and Teddy, the baby. Rex went on to join the National Guard. David Howard, the younger, was in the Navy during WWI.
Postcard has names written on it.
Photo of Clara Howard Circa 1921
One of the many wonderful photos of Clara Howard the youngest daughter of Silas and Jennie. More listings of Clara photos to come!! We can tell she loved to get in front of the camera. D.C Howard and Rex Jr. fought wars to save the world, and their awesomeness cannot be understated...but...Clara Howard is one of our favorite Howards. Stay tuned for more of her delightful photos coming up in the next couple of weeks.
Photo of Theodore Howard Circa 1919
This photo is one of several that we have. Teddy has a collection unto himself that we will list soon. Teddy was a special postal service telegraph messenger at the age of 14. Sadly, he was killed the same year this photo was taken, in a terrible traffic accident.
Photo/postcard of later Silas & family circa 1910
Photo taken on their property in Salem Oregon.
Flip-side is written: Silas E. Howard (father), Jennie S. Howard (mother) , Rex, David, Theodore , Clara - family 1237 Marion St. Salem, Ore. [And inverted] Ted. , David, Clara , Rex . “about 1910”
Postcard stamped & postmarked 12/23/1909 to S.E. Howard from STEUSLOFF
BROS. “Wishes you a MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR.”
Addressed to SE Howard 13th St. Union City. Printed in Germany, published by the Patton Post Card Company, Salem, Oregon. Front of postcard reads: +Interior, Steusloff Brothers butchers and packers, Salem, Oregon.
The one cent Ben Franklin stamp is in great (canceled) condition : Ben Franklin in profile
Someone on ebay is selling this exact Steusloff Bothers butchers postcard, but an unused copy, for . Its a little expensive, right? What do you think? Let me know.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/223954477081
More info on the building and the business can be found here:
salemhistory online
also short mention in the Butchers' Advocate: Dressed Poultry and the Food ..., Volume 60, Issues 1-25 (google books) and 131 mentions on newspapers online - too much information to include in this listing. In the last picture you can see 2 printouts about the Butcher and his family. I included those 2 papers in the package.
Photo circa 1907 “The Howard kids” and “ Old Dolly” (the horse), Rex, David, Teddy and Clara. Taken in front of their property in Salem, OR.
Postcard: Circa 1920's “Flood in North Salem, Ore – man is using broomstick to find his well”.
Postcard slightly damaged.
Cabinet photo from “The Elite” Photo Studio, Salem, Oregon: Silas, Wife, Baby.
Circa 1898-9 Names written on back. Silas E. Howard Jennie Howard and baby Rex.
Information on “The Elite” photo studio pending further research. It's a common name and there were several around Oregon and the country. We have been looking up the many many photographers that had these studios in the olden days of photography. This particular one didn't yield any results, but we found some interesting ones for other “cabinet” photos we have in Salem, Portland, Eugene, Astoria, and even Washington D.C. I look up their names at newspapers online. Most of them have a blurb or a box in the paper.
Postcard,
chipped on top,
Silas with farm equipment circa 1924.
Written on front in pencil
: “Honey Lake Valley”. Written on the back in pencil: “One of plow shares showing at my feet. Howard sage brush plow ten feet wide will plow 30 acres to 50 acres per day g.(?) o. h. P. gasoline no [
sic
] sufficient" Signed: S.E. Howard, Salem, Ore .
Postcard: Postmarked 2x. Once 9/22/1905 Salem, Oregon. Addressed to Mr. S.E. Howard c/o Post Office Salem, Oregon . No stamp. Also postmarked 9/24 1905 Portland, Ore. Excellent condition . Printed text: Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition, Portland, Oregon 1905 Lincoln Homestead. Printed by B.B. Rich Publisher, Portland, OR . In handwriting : “Dear Mr. Howard. Please deliver all our mail to our rooms on next Saturday morning. And oblige Mrs. Childers & Claudia” [and] “Illinois State Building” at the top.
Keep your eyes open for more listings from this estate.
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