
Primary Type – Cards
Secondary Type - Cards
Language – Cards
Creator – Cards
Date – Cards
Group – Cards
Location – Cards
Event – Cards
Glass, blue stone and blue handwritten post-it-note. The post-it-note reads: "God help these families and community. 'Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.' (1 Samuel 7:12). Raise an Ebenezer in Pittsburgh. RIP 11 lovely souls." The back reads: "The Ebenezer is the stone of help."
Handwritten note in red ink on white paper glued to black paper tag with gold string. The note reads: "Strong Than Hate. RIP."
Post-it note with handwritten message in blue marker. The message reads: "We love you. Love, Sophie."
Handwritten note in black marker on paper. The note reads: "Pittsburgh we are all with you." Tearing and staining due to exposure to the elements at the Wilkins memorial.
Folded card on yellow paper with handwritten messages and marker illustrations. The front cover reads: "Have Hope." The inside reads: "Remember to stay hopeful during these hard times. Our are thoughts are with you." A yellow-outlined smiley face appears below. The back reads: "Pittsburgh will support you" and features a large Star of David illustrated in yellow.
Handwritten card in blue, green, red, and orange marker on paper. The front of the card reads: "Thank you for helping [our] community and keeping us safe. Love, [illegible]." Two flowers, above grass, appear to the right. The inside, written in two hands, reads: "Thank you very m[uch]" and "and thank you for being...in..." Color bleeding due to exposure to the elements at the Wilkins memorial.
Post-it note with handwritten message in black ink. The note is written in Hebrew and English. Translated into English, the message reads: "All of Israel are connected to one another. We are with you!"
Printed tag with a photograph of Melvin Wax. The tag reads: "In Memory of Melvin Wax." Creasing and staining due to exposure to the elements at the Wilkins memorial.
Post-it note with handwritten message in blue and red marker. The message reads: "Hate can't drown out hate. Only love can do that [heart]. By, Brandon."
Handmade card illustrated with multi-colored crayons on light purple paper. The front features a child's illustration of an animal, perhaps a horse, with its mouth open wide in the shape of the letter C. The back features a blob outlined in brown crayon and other undecipherable imagery.
Post-it note with handwritten message in blue marker. The message reads: "Yes, we miss you with our hearts, Jerry." Signature illegible.
Post-it note with handwritten message in blue marker. The message reads: "You [underlined] are the beacon of light and hope. Only love can defeat hate. My prayers and love are with you."
Post-it note with handwritten message in blue marker. The message reads: "Thank you for being strong."
Floral tag with peach-colored roses on the left. The tag contains a handwritten note reading: "Love conquers Hate!"
Post-it note with handwritten message in blue marker. The message reads: "Rest In Peace. In your Happy Place Now."
Post-it note with handwritten message in blue marker. The message reads: "You are loved. You are stronger than hate. Love and more love."
Post-it note with handwritten message in black marker. The message reads: "Share the Love! Free Bouquets!"
Post-it note with handwritten message in blue ink. The message reads: "We love [heart] Tree of Life." Staining and color bleeding due to exposure to the elements at the Wilkins memorial.
Handwritten card in pencil on paper. The front of the card reads: "L'chaim" (to life) in Hebrew. It is illustrated with a Menorah. Color bleeding due to exposure to the elements at the Wilkins memorial.
Folded card on brown paper. Two circular stamped imprints visible in the center of both the right and left flaps. Due to exposure to the elements at the Wilkins memorial, the message on this card is no longer visible.
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