Monday, December 20, 2010

Neat Discovery

So we have an old family bible that we have restored. We've kept each and everything in the bible in the same place where we found it. For example, there are pressed flowers, a peacock feather, a piece of paper for a latin lesson. We also had a calling card from John R. Becker.

John R. Becker Card

We have no idea who John R. Becker is. We know of no relative named John R. Becker. Yet we know that for some reason Llewellyn Z. Gehret (Drew's Great Grandfather) kept this card. It has always seemed like a plain and ordinary thing to keep until....

...the other day Megan took the card out of the bible. The light caught it just right and she noticed a slight image was in the card and flipped. She raised the card to the light and found this hidden in the middle of the card:

John R. Becker Card

So we see a man standing on the shore. One hand on his head and the other pointing to his hat floating away down the river. The phrase "Shall we meet beyond the river". And also rather strange a Copyright of K.

So now we are overly curious about these little cards. We've only see one other sample on the internet and they were called "Comic Cards" or at least we think they are. The card is placed back in the bible right where we found it, right between the 9th and 10th chapters of Exodus.

1 comment:

Adria said...

Oh my gosh! That is so cool! Like a little mystery!