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A Rural Church in Mexico – Coffeyville, Kansas (circa 1905)

January 26, 2024 No Comments

This lovely postcard photograph was not mailed. It appears to have been presented to Miss Eva Braggino of Coffeyville, Kansas. The name, Jack, appears on

Mother Sends a Postcard from Spain – New York, NY (1907)

August 11, 2023 No Comments

At a recent postcard exhibition, I picked up several postcards related to the Huntley family, because the members seemed to be engaged in interesting activities

The Mountains of Mexico – A Sunday in 1939

November 9, 2022 No Comments

On Sunday, January 22, 1939, visitors (probably from Nogales, Arizona) mailed a postcard from Nogales, Mexico to celebrate their visit. (The reverse of the postcard