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“The Admirable Car” – Rolling Prairie, Indiana (1916)

June 26, 2025 No Comments

Mr. James Harris lived in Rolling Prairie, an unincorporated community in LaPorte County of northwest Indiana. The name describes the terrain of the region, and

‘Tis Foolish to Wake – Kittanning, PA (1916)

August 26, 2024 No Comments

Mr. A. Dunmire lived in Kittanning, a borough on the Allegheny River in Armstrong County of western Pennsylvania. In the early 20th century, Kittanning had

Paying Taxes in Hanover, PA – 1916

November 18, 2022 No Comments

I found this tax notice at a postcard exhibit, and noted immediately that the amount paid was 57 cents. Having just paid (early) my 2020

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