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LCC000735.pdf
A postcard depicting the exterior of the Del Monte Lodge in Monterey, California. Located on the scenic 17-Mile Drive at Pebble Beach, Del Monte Lodge is now know simply as The Lodge. The luxury hotel has been open since 1919.This postcard is part of…

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A postcard depicting an African-American woman with a basket of vegetables on her head, and a poem used for selling them. This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher in Sanford, Florida, for 30 years.…

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A postcard depicting a dress parade outside of The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in Charleston. Built in 1820, the original citadel stood on what is now Marion Square. In 1842, Governor John Peter Richardson III (1831-1899) called…

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A postcard depicting a view down New York Road in Absecon, New Jersey. This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher in Sanford, Florida, for 30 years. In 1931, she took advantage of a special rate for…

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A postcard depicting the Huguenot Church, which was built in 1687 by a group of French Protestants who had settled in Charleston, South Carolina. The church was destroyed in 1796. The present structure is the third, which was completed in 1845 in the…

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A postcard depicting the Church of the Transfiguration, Episcopal, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York. Founded in 1848, the church has also been nicknamed "Little Church Around the Corner," ever since it willingly held a funeral for…

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A postcard depicting what was once believed to be an old Franciscan mission with origins dating back to the time of Christopher Columbus (ca. 1451-1506). However, Captain Charles Henry Coe (1856-1954) debunked this myth in Debunking the So-Called…

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A postcard depicting the courtyard of the Spanish Arms courtyard, a patio built in 1831 to adjoin a mansion next door, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The "Wishing Gates" were added in 1931 after their removal from the Masonic temple.This postcard is part…

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A postcard depicting a view of Fifth Avenue and 59th Street from Central Park in New York City, New York. Two hotels, the Savoy-Plaza Hotel and The Sherry-Netherland, are featured in the image.This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept…

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A postcard depicting the Ghost Tree, an attraction in on 17-Mile Drive near Pebble Beach in Monterey, California. The tree has since given its name to a particularly dangerous nearby surfing location.This postcard is part of a collection of postcards…

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A postcard depicting the exterior of Chesapeake Sea Food House, a restaurant on the way to the Hialeah Race Track and the Miami International Airport. The restaurant was owned and operated by the former owners of the Maryland Resort Hotel, but is no…

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A postcard showing an African-American woman selling "groun-nut" cakes. The postcard includes a poem about groun-nut cakes, which are actually made from peanuts.This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a…

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A postcard depicting the Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne, which was built in 1887. At the time that this postcard was printed, Wyoming was the 8th largest state and 47th most populous state. Its state nicknames include the Equality State and the…

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A postcard depicting a view of the Brooklyn Bridge, which was built in 1883 to span the East River in order to connect Manhattan and Brooklyn in New York City, New York. It is a National Historic Landmark and was the longest suspension bridge in the…

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A postcard depicting a St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. The church opened in 1723, after moving from its original 1680 site, which is now the site of St. Michael's Episcopal Church. The church cemetery serves as the…

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A postcard depicting the Alamo Mission in San Antonio, Texas. The Alamo is best known as the site of the Battle of the Alamo, where Texian soldiers were defeated by the Mexican Army during the Texas Revolution. The Alamo was first constructed in 1744…

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A postcard depicting a vendor with a basket on her head selling flowers in Charleston, South Carolina, a common practice throughout the year. This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher in Sanford,…

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A postcard depicting a view of the Baker Sanitorium from across Colonial Lake in Charleston, South Carolina. Colonial Lake is a tidal lake, with its surrounding park reserved for common use since 1768. The Baker-Craig Sanatorium, seen from across the…

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A postcard depicting the exterior of Ashley Hall, a school in Charleston, South Carolina. Once the Spring-Witte estate, the building was purchased by Mary Vardrine McBee in 1909 and turned into an independent college preparatory school. It is still…

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A postcard depicting an aerial view of the Walker-Gordon Plant in Plainsboro, New Jersey. The plant was purchased in 1897 and was the site of a number of scientific and technical advancements in dairy production that are still in use today. The site…

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A postcard depicting the exterior of the Sally Ann Furnace Manor House and Furnace Store, which was in operation from 1791 to 1881 in Rockland Township, Pennsylvania. Now called the Sally Ann Furnace Complex, the site was added on the U.S. National…

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A postcard depicting the exterior of the Key West Lighthouse, located at 938 Whitehead Street in Key West, Florida. The lighthouse opened in 1848, with Michael Mabrity (D. 1832) as its first keeper. After Mabrity died, his wife, Barbara Mabrity…

LCC000702.pdf
A postcard depicting what was once believed to be an old Franciscan mission with origins dating back to the time of Christopher Columbus (ca. 1451-1506). However, Captain Charles Henry Coe (1856-1954) debunked this myth in Debunking the So-Called…

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A postcard depicting pictures of a passion flower and bird-of-paradise, two tropical flowers found in Florida. These two particular flowers were photographed at Sarasota Jungle Gardens, located at 3701 Bay Shore Road in Sarasota, Florida. In 1936,…

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A postcard depicting baby alligators hatching from eggs in Florida. This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher in Sanford, Florida, for 30 years. In 1931, she took advantage of a special rate for…

LCC000696.pdf
A postcard depicting the new clubhouse at Hialeah Park Racing and Casino, located at 2200 East 4th Avenue in Hialeah, Florida. The race track was originally established by Glenn Curtiss (1878-1930) and James H. Bright for greyhound racing in 1922 and…

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A postcard depicting a painted picture of magnolias, the state flower of Louisiana since its dedication in 1900. This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher in Sanford, Florida, for 30 years. In 1931,…

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A promotional postcard for The Four Winds, a hotel with locations in Miami, Florida, and Detroit, Michigan, that has since closed. The postcard shows a woman hugging a statue of Budai, a Chinese deity often mistaken for Gautama Buddha.This postcard…

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A postcard depicting a view of the exterior of the General Post Office Building on Eighth Avenue in New York City, New York. Built in 1912, it is main post office in the city and is now called the James A. Farley Post Office Building. In 1982, the…

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A postcard depicting the exterior of the Municipal Auditorium Convention Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built in 1931 in the Art Deco architectural style, the building hosted numerous political conventions, sporting events, and musical…

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A postcard depicting a view of the exterior of Sherrard's Dixie Belle Inn, an inn and restaurant located 12 miles south of Miami on U.S. Route 1. The business has since closed.This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile…

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A postcard depicting a view down the Suwannee River, a federally designated "wild river." The Suwannee is almost 266 miles long, running from the Okefenokee Swamp in southern Georgia to the Gulf of Mexico in Florida, making it the only unspoiled…

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A postcard depicting the business section of Midget City, which was a tourist attraction of miniatures located on U.S. 17-92 halfway between Orlando and Sanford, Florida. The attraction has since closed, and little is known about it.This postcard is…

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A postcard depicting Elijah Green (ca. 1838-), a former slave, sitting in front of the Old Slave Mart, located at 6 Chalmers Street in Charleston, South Carolina. Green was said to have been born in 1838 and was one of the few ex-slaves still living…

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A postcard depicting a view of Church Street in Charleston, South Carolina, on which stand two of the oldest churches in the United States. St. Philip's Episcopal Church opened in 1723, after moving from its original 1680 site, which is now the site…

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A postcard depicting The Obelisk in Central Park in New York City's Manhattan borough, which is also known as Cleopatra's Needle. The obelisk was built in 1450 B.C.E. by Thutmose III (1481-1425), the pharaoh that ruled over Ancient Egypt. Over three…

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A postcard depicting the grave of Osceola (1804-1838), a Seminole chief, in Fort Moultrie near Charleston, South Carolina. Born Billy Powell, Osceola took refuge in Florida as a child, after his tribe was defeated in the Creek Wars. In 1836, Osceola…

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A postcard depicting a dress parade outside of The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in Charleston. Built in 1820, the original citadel stood on what is now Marion Square. In 1842, Governor John Peter Richardson III (1831-1899) called…

LCC000678.pdf
A postcard depicting a view from Mount Penn, showing Skyline Boulevard in Reading, Pennsylvania, in the distance. Some designate Mt. Penn as the southern end of the Reading Prong group of mountains.This postcard is part of a collection of postcards…

LCC000677.pdf
A postcard depicting the exterior of the Rodin Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built in 1929 by French architects and landscape designers, the museum houses one of the most comprehensive collections of Auguste Rodin's (1840-1917) work outside…

LCC000676.pdf
A postcard depicting a view of the Massachusetts Turnpike looking east, eight miles east of the Millbury Interchange in Millbury, Massachusetts. Construction began on the Massachusetts Turnpike in 1955, but plans for the east-west highway had been in…

LCC000675.pdf
A postcard depicting the exterior of the Chrysler Building in New York City, New York. Built in the art deco-style, the building was the tallest in the world for 11 months, before the Empire State Building surpassed it.This postcard is part of a…

LCC000674.pdf
A postcard depicting the foyer of the Dock Street Theatre in Charleston, South Carolina, the first building in America built exclusively for theatre performances. Although the building was likely destroyed in the Great Fire of 1740, theatre was…

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A postcard depicting the organ from the chapel of Colleen Moore's (1899-1988) dollhouse, which was exhibited at the Gimbel Brothers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is made of ivory and gold, and was functional with electricity. Moore was a silent…

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A postcard depicting the New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP). The turnpike opened in 1951 and was intended to be the world's model highway. It is still the most heavily traveled tollway in the United States.This postcard is part of a collection of postcards…

LCC000669.pdf
A postcard depicting the tomb of General Francis Marion (1732-1795), a General during the American Revolutionary War. His burial site is located on the Belle Isle Plantation near Pineville, South Carolina. Marion led irregular troops, who fought the…

LCC000667.pdf
A postcard depicting a view of the cathedral spires in Yosemite National Park, located on the eastern side of the canyon through which Bridalveil Creek flows. The spires are just opposite El Capitan, and are part of Yosemite Valley, a 3,000-year-old…

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A postcard depicting the interior of the Hygeia Baths, a three-level structure that featured salt water baths during the golden era of Atlantic City, New Jersey. The baths were destroyed during a hurricane in 1944, and saltwater swimming pools…

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A postcard depicting a panorama of the destruction of Longwy, France, following the Battle of the Ardennes during World War I. The battle was part of the Battle of Frontiers, a series of battles fought on the eastern border of France at the start of…

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This postcard depicts the outside of the Colosseum (also known as the Coliseum) in Rome, Italy. Built in the first century during the Flavian dynasty, it housed games such as hunts and gladiator fights, and remains the largest ampitheatre in the…

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A postcard depicting the interior of the Citadelle La Ferrière, also known as The Citadel, a large fortress in Northern Haiti. It was built at the beginning of the 19th century by Henri Christophe, a leader of the Haitian slave rebellion, and was one…

LCC000662.pdf
A postcard depicting St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. The church opened in 1761, but was built on the site of the first Anglican Church built south of Virginia, making it the oldest church edifice in the City of…

LCC000659.pdf
A postcard depicting Ossian's Cave, located on the River Braan in Scotland. It was built as a hermit's cave by the Dukes of Atholl in the 1750s.This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher in Sanford,…

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A postcard featuring hieroglyphics painted two miles outside of Adamana, Arizona. Now a ghost town with only four inhabited buildings, Adamana was once home to 30 families, and had a hotel until 1965 and a post office until 1969. It was known as the…

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A postcard depicting a Navajo Basket Weaver near Adamana, Arizona. Now a ghost town with only four inhabited buildings, Adamana was once home to 30 families, and had a hotel until 1965 and a post office until 1969. It was known as the "Gateway to the…

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A postcard depicting theodore Roosevelt Dam in Roosevelt, Arizona. The dam was constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation of the U.S. Department of the Interior between 1903 and 1911. Located on the Salt River, the Roosevelt Dam is part of the Salt…

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A postcard depicting the "Alabama," the official state song, surrounded by illustrations. Julia Tutwiler (1841-1916), a humanitarian and educator, wrote the song after a visit to Germany, where she had been studying new educational methods for girls…

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A postcard depicting the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan's Upper West Side in New York City, New York. Founded in 1869, the museum boasts a large collection of gems and was home to many pioneers in the fields of anthropology,…

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A postcard depicting Old St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, a colonial cruciform church. It is the oldest church south of Virginia that is still used for worship.This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by…

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A postcard depicting Madison Street and Stuart's Hotel in Thomasville, Georgia, which opened in 1888 when Thomasville was at its peak as a winter resort town. It was run by Charles Thompson Stuart, and later by his son, Ardie Stuart, until it burned…

LCC000649.pdf
A postcard depicting a view of the Dock Street Theatre in Charleston, South Carolina, the first building in America built exclusively for theatre performances. Although the building was likely destroyed in the Great Fire of 1740, theatre was rebuilt…

LCC000647.pdf
A postcard depicting the exterior of the Hygeia Baths, a three-level structure that featured saltwater baths during the golden era of Atlantic City, New Jersey. The baths were destroyed during a hurricane in 1944, and saltwater swimming pools…

LCC000646.pdf
A postcard depicting the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Charleston, South Carolina, which was built in 1907 on the site of a former cathedral that burned down in 1861. This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell,…

LCC000644.pdf
A postcard depicting a man holding a variety of camellia blossoms from gardens in Charleston, South Carolina, including Middleton Gardens and the Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. Magnolia Gardens, which introduced hundreds of varieties of the plant…

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A postcard depicting Grant's Tomb, now known as the General Grant National Memorial, and the George Washington Bridge on the Hudson River in New York City, New York. Grant's Tomb is a memorial to and the interment site of President Ulysses S. Grant…

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A postcard depicting the Arizona State Capitol, located at 1700 West Washington Street in Phoenix, Arizona. building, the original 1901 home of the Arizona State Government, is now the Arizona Capitol Museum, as the government has grown and moved…

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A postcard showing a petrified forest just outside of Adamana, Arizona. Now a ghost town with only four inhabited buildings, Adamana was once home to 30 families, and had a hotel until 1965 and a post office until 1969. It was known as the "Gateway…

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A postcard showing sandstone formations in petrified forests, just outside of Adamana, Arizona. Now a ghost town with only four inhabited buildings, Adamana was once home to 30 families, and had a hotel until 1965 and a post office until 1969. It was…

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A postcard shows petrified bridge tree, near Adamana, Arizona. Now a ghost town with only four inhabited buildings, Adamana was once home to 30 families, and had a hotel until 1965 and a post office until 1969. It was known as the "Gateway to the…

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A postcard showing ranchers branding calves in Adamana, Arizona. Now a ghost town with only four inhabited buildings, Adamana was once home to 30 families, and had a hotel until 1965 and a post office until 1969. It was known as the "Gateway to the…

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A postcard featuring hieroglyphics showing the Original Stork, near Adamana, Arizona. Now a ghost town with only four inhabited buildings, Adamana was once home to 30 families, and had a hotel until 1965 and a post office until 1969. It was known as…

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A postcard depicting the Painted Desert in Adamana, Arizona. The first known Europeans to discover the desert were part of Francisco Vázquez de Coronado's (1510-1554) expedition party in 1540.This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by…

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A postcard depicting the New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP) as it crosses the Hackensack River in Kearny, New Jersey. The turnpike opened in 1951 and was intended to be the world's model highway. It is still the most heavily traveled tollway in the United…

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A postcard depicting the Delaware River–Turnpike Toll Bridge, which connects the New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP) to the Pennsylvania Turnpike's East-West Mainline. Construction for the bridge began on January 15, 1954, and the bridge opened on May 25,…

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A postcard depicting the tri-level crossing of the New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP) with the Garden State Parkway (GSP) in Woodbridge, New Jersey. The turnpike opened in 1951 and was intended to be the world's model highway. It is still the most heavily…

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A postcard depicting Newark International Airport along the New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP). Originally called Newark Metropolitan Airport, the airport opened for service on October 1, 1928. It was renamed Newark International Airport in the 1970s and…

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A postcard depicting the Pulaski Skyway crossing over the New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP) in Jersey City, New Jersey. The Pulaski Skyway is a bridge-causeway crossing the Passaic River and the Hackensack River to connect Newark to Jersey City. The New…

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A postcard depicting the George Washington Bridge on the Hudson River in New York City, New York. The bridge crosses the Hudson River between Fort Washington in New York City, New York, and Fort Lee, New Jersey. The George Washington Bridge was once…

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A postcard depicting the beginning of the New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP) at the Delaware River in Pennsville Township, New Jersey. The turnpike opened in 1951 and was intended to be the world's model highway. It is still the most heavily traveled tollway…

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A postcard depicting the New York City skyline at night. Near the center of the photograph is the Empire State Building, which was long considered the tallest structure in the world at 102 stories and 1,252 feet high. Built by architects Shreve, Lamb…

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A postcard depicting the New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP)'s southern terminus in Pennsville Township, New Jersey, just a mile east of the Delaware Memorial Bridge. The turnpike opened in 1951 and was intended to be the world's model highway. It is still…

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A postcard depicting the Delaware Memorial Bridge, which connects the Delaware Turnpike in New Castle, Delaware, to the New Jersey Turnpike in Pennsville Township, New Jersey. The bridge opened its eastbound lanes in 1951 and its westbound lanes in…

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A postcard depicting Laurel Hill Cut on the New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP). The turnpike opened in 1951 and was intended to be the world's model highway. It is still the most heavily traveled tollway in the United States.This postcard is part of a…

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A postcard depicting a toll gate on the New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP). The turnpike opened in 1951 and was intended to be the world's model highway. It is still the most heavily traveled tollway in the United States.This postcard is part of a collection…

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A postcard depicting the main entrance of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, now known as Texas A&M University, in College Station, Texas. The college was established as the first public higher education institution in Texas in…

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A postcard depicting the new Pecos River High Bridge carrying the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP). The original bridge was completed in 1892, but was replaced by a new one in 1944.This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile…

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A postcard depicting the Turkey Trot parade in Cuero, Texas. Unlike other turkey trots, actually turkeys run the race in Cuero, rather than people.This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher in Sanford,…

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A postcard depicting a grapefruit cluster in the Lower Rio Grande River Valley. This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher in Sanford, Florida, for 30 years. In 1931, she took advantage of a special…

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A postcard depicting the Buckhorn Museum in San Antonio, Texas. Now called the Buckhorn Saloon and Museum, the museum was founded by Albert Friedrich in 1881. This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher…

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A postcard depicting Stewart Beach, the municipal owned beach of Galveston, Texas. Stewart Beach was established under the tenure of Mayor Brantly Harris, with the aid of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1935.This postcard is part of a…

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A postcard depicting roses in bloom in Tyler, Texas, which is also known as "The Rose Garden of America." This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher in Sanford, Florida, for 30 years. In 1931, she took…

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A postcard depicting sheep on the range in San Angelo, Texas. This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher in Sanford, Florida, for 30 years. In 1931, she took advantage of a special rate for teachers…

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A postcard depicting the Law West of the Pecos in Langtry, Texas. The "Law West of the Pecos" was a nickname for Judge Roy Bean (1825-1903), a Justice of the Peace for Val Verde County. This postcard shows his courthouse, which also served as a…

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A postcard depicting an aerial view of Corpus Christi, Texas. Corpus Christi was founded in 1839 and is best known for its roles in the Texas Revolution, the Mexican-American War, and the American Civil War.This postcard is part of a collection of…

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A postcard depicting the Tom Miller Dam and Lake Austin in Austin, Texas. Named in honor of Austin mayor Robert Thomas Miller (1893-1962), the Tom Miller Dam began operation in 1940 and forms Lake Austin, formerly known as Lake McDonald.This postcard…

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A postcard depicting the Turning Basin Terminal, a complex of 37 wharves, and Port Houston in Houston, Texas. The original port was located at the confluence of Buffalo Bayou and White Oak Bayou. The modern Port of Houston officially opened in…

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A postcard depicting Dallas, Texas. The postcard shows the Triple Underpass, where Main Street, Elm Street, and Commerce Street converge.This postcard is part of a collection of postcards kept by Lucile Campbell, a schoolteacher in Sanford, Florida,…

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A postcard depicting Bethlehem Pennsylvania Shipyards, Inc. in Beaumont, Texas. Founded in 1857, Bethlehem Steel Company was the second-largest steel producer and largest shipbuilder in the country. The Beaumont Yard was one of the major sources for…

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A postcard depicting Old Texas, a Texas Longhorn steer with horns measuring over 8 feet. Old Tex is on display at the Buckhorn Curio Museum, now called the Buckhorn Saloon & Museum, in San Antonio, Texas.This postcard is part of a collection of…
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