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- 1917 (creation)
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1 photograph : print, sepia toned ; 9 x 14 cm (postcard format)
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Real-photo postcard with an image of nine Red Cross volunteers in an open automobile draped with fabric and flags as if for a parade, with three soldiers dressed in World War I uniforms, in front of the Pierce County Courthouse in Ellsworth, Wisconsin. Date from postmark: 31 Aug 1917; mailed in Ellsworth Wisconsin; stamp has been removed. Printed on NOKO paper (this stamp box design used 1907-1920s). Message: Addressed to Mrs. Ed. Dahle, R.F.D. I, Kasson Minn. "Dear H: Say Pa wants to know if you can spare 5 lb. of smear and send it up with the boys when they come eh? How's the 'floater'? I'm going to send you some cute pictures next week. Yours as B4, H.C.L."
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This item is made available by the University Archives & Area Research Center, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, for personal, educational, and research purposes in accordance with the Fair Use provisions of Copyright Act of 1976. Other uses may require permission from the copyright owner.
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Cataloged by kdo, 04/01/2016
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Purchased March 29, 2016, on eBay from Ostlie Archives, Decorah IA
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[Wisconsin] : [Privately printed?], 1917.