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- [ca. 1955] (creation)
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1 photograph : photomechanical print, tinted ; 9 x 14 cm (postcard format)
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Picture postcard with image showing exterior of a resort cottage with a screened porch and a bench outside the cottage door. Date from postmark: Jul 31, 1955, St. Paul, Minn.; 3¢ purple Liberty stamp. Message: Addressed to Mr. & Mrs. E.J. Young, 1431 So. Ridgeland Ave., Berwyn, Ill. "Hi Folks, Arrived safe & sound. This is the cottage we have. Good swimming, hot during the day, cool at night. Bob & family."
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Used (canceled stamp, writing on verso) Indentation of writing can be seen on recto when held so light shines just right Small brownish spot in far upper left of verso
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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, 10/27/2016
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Purchased October 21, 2016, on eBay from Cadwell's Collectibles, Punta Gorda FL.
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Postcards shoe box #2
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[United States] : [Publisher not identified], [ca. 1955]