The picture postcards in the collection depict views of various scenes in North Carolina from the coast to the mountains. The color postcards were never mailed, but were hand dated December, 1913, on the reverse of the cards by the owner. Therefore all of the cards were published just prior to that date. Some of the cards, in addition to the dates on the back, contain notations of varying lengths. The last eleven postcards include one continuous postal message. The writer of the correspondence signed his name "Father," so his identity remains a mystery. He purchased them as souvenirs of his visit to North Carolina. His messages apparently are directed to his daughter Bertie (location not given). From the content of the postal notations it is evident that the man was an actor traveling to North Carolina cities in which a play was being performed. Research in local newspapers published at the time revealed that he was probably a member of the cast of , a J.Hartley Manners' comedy produced by Oliver Morosco. The New York hit show was making a tour of the South, and after leaving Virginia the group made its way into North Carolina. The chronology of his cards displays the travel route and the order of cities in which the play was performed. The troupe first visited Greensboro and in succession performed in Durham, Wilson, Wilmington, Fayetteville, Raleigh, Winston-Salem, Charlotte, Statesville, and Asheville. After the engagement in Asheville the players continued on for a booking in Spartanburg, South Carolina.