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“Swans Bring New Year Wishes” – Shreveport, Louisiana (1913)

December 22, 2024 No Comments

Mr. Clyde Stroud lived in Shreveport, the city on the Red River in northwest Louisiana. Shreveport is near the border of the States of Texas

“A Medal for December 25” – Melvin Mills, NH (1912)

December 13, 2024 No Comments

Mrs. Rose Frost lived in Claremont, the only city in Sullivan County of west-central New Hampshire. Settled by farmers from Connecticut who were seeking good

“Charlie Has Not Gone Back to Work” – Pottsville, PA (circa 1910)

July 29, 2024 No Comments

Miss Mabel Schutretter lived in Pottsville, a small city and county seat of Schuylkill County in east-central Pennsylvania. Until the mid-20th century, Pottsville was a

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