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Hearty Christmas Wishes to Julia, Poughkeepsie, NY (1913)

June 9, 2022 No Comments

Miss Julia Knorr lived in Poughkeepsie, the Hudson River city and town halfway between New York City and Albany, New York. Poughkeepsie is an old

Drifton Coal-Breaker

January 17, 2022 No Comments

Vanished Businesses -circa 1910 Reflecting on the temporary closure of business and industry during the pandemic, I happened upon a postcard depicting an important industry

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