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OJ 14/5, [17] - Handwritten picture postcard from Moriz Schenker to Heinrich and Jeanette Schenker, dated February 13, 1924
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[picture: church and town with mountains behind, captioned, captioned: “Bad Gastein 1012m. (Salzburg)”] {recto} ⇧ Badgastein, 13/2 1924 [An: ]Herrn Professor Dr Heinr. Schenker Wien III Keilgasse No 8 [postmark:] || BADGASTEIN 1 [illeg] | 13. II. 24 – 1 | * 6b * || ⇧ Meine Lieben! 1 Von einer kurzen Badekur die herzlichsten Grüsse u. Küsse! — Von der l. Sofie erhalte ich einen Brief, in welchem sie verzweifelt ist, dass sie auf 4 Briefe von [recte an] Dir, l. Heinr., keine Antwort bekommen hat. 2 Schreibe ihr doch! Wie geht es Euch? Ich bleibe noch 8 Tage hier, in der Pension Savoy. © Transcription Ian Bent, 2023 |
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[picture: church and town with mountains behind, captioned, captioned: “Bad Gastein 1012m. (Salzburg)”] {recto} ⇧ Badgastein, February 13, 1924 [To: ]Professor Heinr. Schenker Vienna III Keilgasse 8 [postmark:] || BADGASTEIN 1 [illeg] | 13. II. 24 – 1 | * 6b * || ⇧ My dears, 1 Most cordial greetings and kisses from a short spa cure. I have received a letter from dear Sophie in which she expresses exasperation that to four letters that she has written from [recte to] you, dear Heinrich, she has received no answer. 2 Get on and write to her! How are things with you both? I am here for another week at the Guesthouse Savoy. © Translation Ian Bent, 2023 |
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[picture: church and town with mountains behind, captioned, captioned: “Bad Gastein 1012m. (Salzburg)”] {recto} ⇧ Badgastein, 13/2 1924 [An: ]Herrn Professor Dr Heinr. Schenker Wien III Keilgasse No 8 [postmark:] || BADGASTEIN 1 [illeg] | 13. II. 24 – 1 | * 6b * || ⇧ Meine Lieben! 1 Von einer kurzen Badekur die herzlichsten Grüsse u. Küsse! — Von der l. Sofie erhalte ich einen Brief, in welchem sie verzweifelt ist, dass sie auf 4 Briefe von [recte an] Dir, l. Heinr., keine Antwort bekommen hat. 2 Schreibe ihr doch! Wie geht es Euch? Ich bleibe noch 8 Tage hier, in der Pension Savoy. © Transcription Ian Bent, 2023 |
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[picture: church and town with mountains behind, captioned, captioned: “Bad Gastein 1012m. (Salzburg)”] {recto} ⇧ Badgastein, February 13, 1924 [To: ]Professor Heinr. Schenker Vienna III Keilgasse 8 [postmark:] || BADGASTEIN 1 [illeg] | 13. II. 24 – 1 | * 6b * || ⇧ My dears, 1 Most cordial greetings and kisses from a short spa cure. I have received a letter from dear Sophie in which she expresses exasperation that to four letters that she has written from [recte to] you, dear Heinrich, she has received no answer. 2 Get on and write to her! How are things with you both? I am here for another week at the Guesthouse Savoy. © Translation Ian Bent, 2023 |
Footnotes1 Receipt of this postcard is recorded in Heinrich’s diary for February 14, 1924: “Von Mozio (Ansichtskarte aus Gastein): warum ich der Sophie nicht schreibe.” (“”From Mozio (picture postcard from Gastein): why am I not writing to Sophie?). 2 Previously received letters from Sophie Guttmann are recorded in Heinrich’s diary for November 19, 1923: “Von Sophie (Br.): über Julians Schicksal.” (“From Sophie (letter): about Julian's fate.”); December 18, 1923: “Von Sophie (K.): von Schwierigkeiten mit Goldschläger; sie habe ihm geschrieben. Hans wolle zum Mozio fahren, wovon sie aber abrät.“ (“From Sophie (postcard): about difficulties with Goldschläger; she has written to him. Hans wants to travel to Mozio's and she advises against it.”); January 21, 1924: “Von Sophie (Br.): über Hans’ Hilfen, Goldschläger halte fest.” (“From Sophie (letter): about Hans's help, retains Goldschläger.”); February 1: “Von Sophie (Br.): Photographie Julians als Soldat.” (“From Sophie (letter): Julian's photograph as a soldier.”). The next message from Schenker to Sophie is recorded on February 29: “An Sophie (K.): aus Versehen unfrankirt; schicke gleich eine zweite Karte nach: bitte keine Butter zu senden.” (“To Sophie (postcard): by mistake unstamped; immediately send a follow-up second postcard: please not to send any butter.”) |
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Digital version created: 2024-02-12 |