The Weir Memorial M. E. (for "Methodist Evangelical") Church, built in 1881, is the Salem house of worship that appears most often on postcards -- possibly because it was the town's most imposing religious edifice, and its position right on the northeast corner of Market and High streets gave a photographer a particularly good vantage point from the opposite corner. (The building on the southwest corner, used today for city offices, was the former Methodist Church -- you can still see traces of its origin around the roofline.) This card was published by Auburn Post Card Mfg. Co., Auburn, Ind., a company that turned out hundreds of view postcards of Indiana subjects across several decades -- including the Grimes and Tresslar series. This card does not carry a publisher's credit that would place it in either series, but I've placed it with the Grimes cards because of its red caption. This card was postmarked from Fredericksburg, Ind., on August 21, 1921, addressed to Miss Margaret Saylor, Hutchinson, Kansas, 315 E. I Street. The message: "Dearest Margaret, Are still on the go. Will be home Sunday tho', if nothing prevents. Would like to get a letter from you about Monday. Love, Ruth." (6/14/01) Home | The 1910s | Next card