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“A Few Words from Cora” – Fort Hancock, New Jersey (1911)

October 18, 2024 No Comments

Mr. Percy Williams lived in Fort Hancock, New Jersey; he may have been stationed there as a soldier. Fort Hancock was a US Army fort

Torn Between Two Lovers – circa 1908

February 28, 2024 No Comments

This Romantic postcard was not mailed. We do not know if illustration had a special meaning to the collector who preserved it. The image was

The Flood of 1933 – York, PA

August 17, 2022 No Comments

In June of 1972, I experienced first-hand the devastation of Hurricane Agnes in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. During that summer flood, I saw the covered bridge

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