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“Inspection of Arms” – Gettysburg, PA (1908)

October 13, 2024 No Comments

We met Bessie Douglass in earlier postcard stories – she received and preserved a large number of postcards during her lifetime. Bessie lived in Anselma,

Howard Sends Easter Chicks – Anselma, PA (circa 1905)

July 30, 2024 No Comments

We met Bessie Douglas in earlier postcard stories (“Girl with a Broom” and “Boys on the Pier”). Bessie was growing up in Anselma, a small

Girl With a Broom – circa 1910

March 24, 2024 No Comments

We met Bessie Douglas in earlier postcard stories. Bessie was growing up in Anselma, a small community that grew up around a mill on the

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