Mary Potter kept a set of postcards in an envelope with the label "First Impressions of Washington." For some reason, she never mailed the cards. She stayed the first night in the Lee House hotel, and kept these post cards and some stationery which later was used by George to write a letter. She had already reported for work at the Department of Agriculture.
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| Card to Dora Potter Bremercamp, Mary's aunt. Mary had stayed with Dora for a while in E. St. Louis. Dorothy Potter ("Dot") is evidently visiting Dora but will be back in Cabool soon. |
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| Another card not sent to Mildred Lee, evidently Mary's landlady in St. Louis while Mary was working at a bank. |
The travel arrangements which Mary Potter had made to Washington were preserved: receipts and timetables in her scrapbook show that Mary had paid $18.00 for a ticket on the Pennsylvania Railroad #66 express, "The American," which left St. Louis on 9:00 AM Central time on June 16, 1935 and arrived in Pittsburgh about twelve-and-a-half hours later at 10:40 PM Eastern time. The connecting train to Washington DC, #533, left Pittsburgh at 6:00 AM and arrived at Washington DC at 7:30 AM on June 17, as the postcard to Dora tells us. Mary reported to work immediately. At least "The American" was fully air-conditioned and had all amenities available, although Mary probably did not pay for such luxuries.
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