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A Temple of Victory for Lulu – Newville, PA (1935)

June 30, 2026 No Comments

Miss Lulu Myers lived outside Newville, a borough along Big Spring Creek in Cumberland County of south-central Pennsylvania. Eleven miles west of Carlisle, Newville was

“A Grizzly Scene for Miss Alla” – Yellowstone Park, Wyoming (1935)

November 11, 2024 No Comments

Miss Alla Hood was living in Flushing, the very busy district of Queens on New York’s Long Island. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flushing,_Queens (I have accumulated several postcards and

“The Harding Memorial” – Marion, Ohio (1935)

August 31, 2024 No Comments

Mr. John R. Brown lived in Wilmington, the industrial and cultural center of northern Delaware. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmington,_Delaware In August of 1935, John received a postcard from