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OJ 5/38, [83] - Handwritten picture postcard from Heinrich to Wilhelm Schenker, dated December 30, 1932

{verso}
[drawing of outdoor scene, captioned: “Neujahrs Glücksschweinemarkt 1933”]
[attribution from recto: ⇧ "Original-Lithographie von Oscar Laske gewidmet der „Winterhilfe“ Das Reinerträgnis fließt der „Winterhilfe“ zu.""]

{recto}
[Absender:] ⇧ Schenker, Wien III
Keilgasse 8

[An:] H Dr. Wilhelm Schenker
St. Bernhard bei Horn
Nd: Öst.

[postmark:] || 3 WIEN 40 | 30.XII.32 17 | * 4f * ||

⇧ Mein lieber Wilhelm! 1

Heil von Tag zu Tag!

Wie geht es dir, der l. Frau Marie? Hattest du Gäste?

Nach getaner Arbeit schlüpfte ich Ruhe, nun ist Alles wieder gut!


Küsse, Grüße, Wünsche Euch Beiden
[signed:] von Heinrich u LieLie

30. 12. 32

© Transcription William Drabkin, 2024
{verso}
[drawing of outdoor scene, captioned: “New Year's Lucky Pig Market 1933”]
[attribution from recto: ⇧ "Original lithography by Oscar Laske Dedicated to „Winter Aid“ The proceeds are channeled to „Winter Aid“ ]

{recto}
[From:] ⇧ Schenker, Vienna III
Keilgasse 8

[To:] Dr. Wilhelm Schenker
St. Bernhard, near Horn
Lower Austria

[postmark:] || 3 VIENNA 40 | 30.XII.32 17 | * 4f * ||

⇧ My dear Wilhelm, 1

Salvation from day to day!

How are you and Marie? Did you have guests?

After doing my work, I slipped in some rest. Now, all is well again!


Kisses, greetings, and good wishes to you both,
[signed:] from Heinrich and LieLie

December 30, 1932

© Translation Lee Rothfarb, 2024
{verso}
[drawing of outdoor scene, captioned: “Neujahrs Glücksschweinemarkt 1933”]
[attribution from recto: ⇧ "Original-Lithographie von Oscar Laske gewidmet der „Winterhilfe“ Das Reinerträgnis fließt der „Winterhilfe“ zu.""]

{recto}
[Absender:] ⇧ Schenker, Wien III
Keilgasse 8

[An:] H Dr. Wilhelm Schenker
St. Bernhard bei Horn
Nd: Öst.

[postmark:] || 3 WIEN 40 | 30.XII.32 17 | * 4f * ||

⇧ Mein lieber Wilhelm! 1

Heil von Tag zu Tag!

Wie geht es dir, der l. Frau Marie? Hattest du Gäste?

Nach getaner Arbeit schlüpfte ich Ruhe, nun ist Alles wieder gut!


Küsse, Grüße, Wünsche Euch Beiden
[signed:] von Heinrich u LieLie

30. 12. 32

© Transcription William Drabkin, 2024
{verso}
[drawing of outdoor scene, captioned: “New Year's Lucky Pig Market 1933”]
[attribution from recto: ⇧ "Original lithography by Oscar Laske Dedicated to „Winter Aid“ The proceeds are channeled to „Winter Aid“ ]

{recto}
[From:] ⇧ Schenker, Vienna III
Keilgasse 8

[To:] Dr. Wilhelm Schenker
St. Bernhard, near Horn
Lower Austria

[postmark:] || 3 VIENNA 40 | 30.XII.32 17 | * 4f * ||

⇧ My dear Wilhelm, 1

Salvation from day to day!

How are you and Marie? Did you have guests?

After doing my work, I slipped in some rest. Now, all is well again!


Kisses, greetings, and good wishes to you both,
[signed:] from Heinrich and LieLie

December 30, 1932

© Translation Lee Rothfarb, 2024

Footnotes

1 The writing of this postcard is not recorded in Schenker’s diary.

Commentary

Format
printed picture postcard: holograph sender and recipient addresses, salutation, message, valediction, and signature, postage stamp, postmark, and stamp, recto; picture, verso
Provenance
Wilhelm Schenker (document date-1938?)—Jeanette Schenker (1938?-c.1942)--Ratz, Erwin (c.1942-c.1955)--Jonas, Oswald (c.1955-1978)--University of California, Riverside (1978--)
Rights Holder
Heirs of Heinrich Schenker; deemed to be in the public domain
License
This document is deemed to be in the public domain as of January 1, 2006. Any claim to intellectual rights should be addressed to the Schenker Correspondence Project, Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge, at schenkercorrespondence[at]mus(dot)cam(dot)ac(dot)uk

Digital version created: 2024-11-11
Last updated: 2010-03-11