tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169760183830080062024-03-13T04:22:47.897-05:00The Star Spangled BananaMichael Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100534708541452528noreply@blogger.comBlogger392125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716976018383008006.post-28908250659396096672012-07-19T00:44:00.005-05:002012-07-19T00:51:21.776-05:00Postcard 273: Postmarked March 13th, 1947, Ashland, NH, with Note Glued Over Sender's Original Message<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zeRULoVlAcToZ19e9HixW_WC7Ie9TcTIo_yXjibTRDCb-ow6aDhawB47EnwPgUq3KQWoxNFpE9XrsyAXm5114rZem3tlkdnWCrhaA1g9zTm8jlDnijVntWdSzNiEokkA5u2y_GyAYYc9/s1600/Hubbard+Mile+1.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zeRULoVlAcToZ19e9HixW_WC7Ie9TcTIo_yXjibTRDCb-ow6aDhawB47EnwPgUq3KQWoxNFpE9XrsyAXm5114rZem3tlkdnWCrhaA1g9zTm8jlDnijVntWdSzNiEokkA5u2y_GyAYYc9/s400/Hubbard+Mile+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766752996196199122" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGHfPXsDXwWiPv7BpJsmEFgoV7sfhEYgpoloauEkmAt0-BwK2YnS-Bp2K8-W_bC8Hsfn8qg3ZqHOXbX6LM15yUEvPDA5GcEo2IvhbbpQ0hbnTSzBf7Ek_nFXLmzrU6T-4u4a8pxtwrDEiZ/s1600/Hubbard+Mile+2.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGHfPXsDXwWiPv7BpJsmEFgoV7sfhEYgpoloauEkmAt0-BwK2YnS-Bp2K8-W_bC8Hsfn8qg3ZqHOXbX6LM15yUEvPDA5GcEo2IvhbbpQ0hbnTSzBf7Ek_nFXLmzrU6T-4u4a8pxtwrDEiZ/s400/Hubbard+Mile+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766752923260102418" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio6M-XN5E4YvfFn-t96mTH3jy-gaNBXQMGT5oCWwckKbL4JTRf2cWplxfrA7rtTEXtucKgXujjlzjRlSwxHMAIqk9qvFOifsELve1hsAhTqDSjsiKoXWe2fjZ-y-rNdbFHtFToNFg3Co7E/s1600/Hubbard+Mile+3.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio6M-XN5E4YvfFn-t96mTH3jy-gaNBXQMGT5oCWwckKbL4JTRf2cWplxfrA7rtTEXtucKgXujjlzjRlSwxHMAIqk9qvFOifsELve1hsAhTqDSjsiKoXWe2fjZ-y-rNdbFHtFToNFg3Co7E/s400/Hubbard+Mile+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766752831314516306" /></a><b>At the Top of the World, a Mile above the Sea, Mt. Washington, White Mountains, N. H. 301 </b><div><b><br /></b></div><div>I have stood at the foot of Mt.</div><div>Washington --- but never at its top.</div><div><br /></div><div>Passengers and Cog Railway Train are shown at the </div><div>top of Mount Washington, after a climb of three and </div><div>three-quarter miles. This trip, up the Mount Washing-</div><div>ton Railroad, once taken, will long be remembered. </div><div>The views from the top of this famous mountain are </div><div>the finest in the eastern part of the United States.</div>Michael Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100534708541452528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716976018383008006.post-58439999066064081822012-07-12T00:19:00.003-05:002012-07-12T23:13:34.136-05:00Postcard 272: Postmarked June 21st, 1947, Boston, MA<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-q9iIs71Rr9lOPnT_Nb8YB3BTHyiilNSg4sAcfK-jwDU4zPA6oZFDLIEEQD6rr3a5EyRfq1wR21zLErmTMA8OZZrldjpp2-unhO-YEheGPaK-vmeLU5CJbTkO2nXrhnFavUV4NOVWioLG/s1600/Hubbard+MIT+1.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-q9iIs71Rr9lOPnT_Nb8YB3BTHyiilNSg4sAcfK-jwDU4zPA6oZFDLIEEQD6rr3a5EyRfq1wR21zLErmTMA8OZZrldjpp2-unhO-YEheGPaK-vmeLU5CJbTkO2nXrhnFavUV4NOVWioLG/s400/Hubbard+MIT+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5764149006965383122" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWxNC4lsLAiG0VUVPpDU9XhcZcfcpJZLYfimX3LfEpKi7_saxqtxg5venloCd-UC-w0GQusV_WDDQELEPkUUjSPiZcOwSkCOmcU0Bk6eS8Af97sBH6ytCvpPkWtLDAN2ixlj9C9Abz9yU4/s1600/Hubbard+MIT+2.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 261px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWxNC4lsLAiG0VUVPpDU9XhcZcfcpJZLYfimX3LfEpKi7_saxqtxg5venloCd-UC-w0GQusV_WDDQELEPkUUjSPiZcOwSkCOmcU0Bk6eS8Af97sBH6ytCvpPkWtLDAN2ixlj9C9Abz9yU4/s400/Hubbard+MIT+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5764148926317754290" /></a><b style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Mass.</b><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; "><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, located</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">across the Harvard Bridge from Boston, is the most famous</div><div><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 100%;">of all </span>technical<span style="font-size: 100%;"> colleges in the world. From the ranks of</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">its alumni have come the leaders of Science, Architecture</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">and Invention.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">June 20, 1947</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">Helen & baby went home</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">last Sat. Dean flew up </div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">Fri. night and drove them</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">back. It was so nice to</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">have them here. Fred is </div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">here. I have had a bad</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">time this week & one last.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">That is why you have not</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">heard from me.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">If I am able to go to Fitz</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">will see you. Thank you</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">so much for your letter. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">Remember me to the folks.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">Love C</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div>Michael Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100534708541452528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716976018383008006.post-91704378146458805062012-07-08T19:56:00.005-05:002012-07-09T23:07:35.240-05:00Postcard 271: Postmarked 1947, Fitzwilliam Depot, NH, with Note Glued Over Sender's Original Message<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidOY2owXHHDPMzQjs449gvNzkQRJcyKga_YYPQjOcqxHgnRHI6zoTad2TF44SjwHIiKWKRqzmE6WZFFwfZfNg8u0YVTkig8KdAjzr6eTKWbHS9SQqrjYzxJjtZ6LsXMYJVzFY9DZxWDubg/s1600/Hubbard+Fitzwilliam.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidOY2owXHHDPMzQjs449gvNzkQRJcyKga_YYPQjOcqxHgnRHI6zoTad2TF44SjwHIiKWKRqzmE6WZFFwfZfNg8u0YVTkig8KdAjzr6eTKWbHS9SQqrjYzxJjtZ6LsXMYJVzFY9DZxWDubg/s400/Hubbard+Fitzwilliam.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5762967735277806882" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsI-wkpHEtBzxzSEIvsD6ZtmjVyS52i2GGt9zLZrAsNsV8dCL4g3KGX2OcFuPONIWUIASHQr5YOnPIIg1Pin_SLGyjA7yHMErIfFAXHVB-pyQex3XXIqWQnf0XwHlI1vKMKljMePr6O5MY/s1600/Hubbard+Fitzwilliam+2.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsI-wkpHEtBzxzSEIvsD6ZtmjVyS52i2GGt9zLZrAsNsV8dCL4g3KGX2OcFuPONIWUIASHQr5YOnPIIg1Pin_SLGyjA7yHMErIfFAXHVB-pyQex3XXIqWQnf0XwHlI1vKMKljMePr6O5MY/s400/Hubbard+Fitzwilliam+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5762967653640356146" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTlfXTg-ptBWrKiuqUtb_W3JwtTAiy77RddNdgrh-td2BYBREHs6dIDAvOkGIz2hBgiEbXrTVb36YpVWNoWPxZXmpbx6R6ftxM9A5dIiodViPw1vBZpOwRlkX25XgXu9gAcYvzuC7KOP2/s1600/Hubbard+Fitzwilliam+3.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTlfXTg-ptBWrKiuqUtb_W3JwtTAiy77RddNdgrh-td2BYBREHs6dIDAvOkGIz2hBgiEbXrTVb36YpVWNoWPxZXmpbx6R6ftxM9A5dIiodViPw1vBZpOwRlkX25XgXu9gAcYvzuC7KOP2/s400/Hubbard+Fitzwilliam+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5762967585657416626" /></a><b>Birds Eye View of Fitzwilliam Village, and Fitzwilliam Depot, and Monadnock Mt.</b><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Pub. by Mrs W. E. Blodgett</div><div><br /></div><div>Friends of mine have a summer</div><div>home in Fitzwilliam. I have been</div><div>there once.</div>Michael Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100534708541452528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716976018383008006.post-34728458159878393932012-07-08T19:44:00.006-05:002012-07-09T23:07:56.932-05:00Postcard 270: Postmarked 1947, Fitzwilliam Depot, NH, with Note Glued Over Sender's Original Message<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8eOIsAh1PupH6FuHfoY-9nBYP22uM776DKWuoZSRAl7XHo-MyIIURAR9veQllhmEkiKVfuw3onlKEUVFRIxz0zYoL95HDpkfsENmwQfGLQhNO8EhdEQ0VKqx33qe3Z9jasnB8L6Eit7u/s1600/Hubbard+Half+Way+1.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8eOIsAh1PupH6FuHfoY-9nBYP22uM776DKWuoZSRAl7XHo-MyIIURAR9veQllhmEkiKVfuw3onlKEUVFRIxz0zYoL95HDpkfsENmwQfGLQhNO8EhdEQ0VKqx33qe3Z9jasnB8L6Eit7u/s400/Hubbard+Half+Way+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5762964809465437602" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1DReccccSgvtmDV7IIiZWrLu0iaRbp-97g-ZQFIdVKhrMBhqBn_pkXoWsQ_9a-62bs2M_lSnQ1PP0hiJHdRgsGiw6C2nDpItuHynv2h2Xp0aIVXw-Yl5Xh65v5MiDmuV_eZ8JnOxxsnPI/s1600/Hubbard+Half+Way+2.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1DReccccSgvtmDV7IIiZWrLu0iaRbp-97g-ZQFIdVKhrMBhqBn_pkXoWsQ_9a-62bs2M_lSnQ1PP0hiJHdRgsGiw6C2nDpItuHynv2h2Xp0aIVXw-Yl5Xh65v5MiDmuV_eZ8JnOxxsnPI/s400/Hubbard+Half+Way+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5762964694842878946" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDxR00sbqeVgYH-0wDSK8Sw1vsnnH_CBuKuFBvbRO_-hNAz3SdSN70svQRCjz2kots_Zf7Hyhlb6JYxnekLetvbYBiPrq-aa59CzwZReHuHNZXGE8LCeBrLSzPpCtYFNBbAbb04T0il0Mt/s1600/Hubbard+Half+Way+3.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDxR00sbqeVgYH-0wDSK8Sw1vsnnH_CBuKuFBvbRO_-hNAz3SdSN70svQRCjz2kots_Zf7Hyhlb6JYxnekLetvbYBiPrq-aa59CzwZReHuHNZXGE8LCeBrLSzPpCtYFNBbAbb04T0il0Mt/s400/Hubbard+Half+Way+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5762964587537606722" /></a><b>Half-Way House, Mt. Monadnock, N.H.</b><div><b><br /></b></div><div>This is a poor picture of</div><div>beautiful Mt. Modadnock. We</div><div>got a beautiful view of it on the road</div><div>to Gardner.</div>Michael Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100534708541452528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716976018383008006.post-12234321300660365942012-07-07T00:20:00.003-05:002012-07-07T00:25:07.724-05:00Postcard 269: Posted July 16th, 1947, Rangeley, ME<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOzgDi5CM32-F1YmEpfFvaHxeUnC1OAhwW02y0n_Y-h7GEqQ4OgZ5dkc7-vc1LoDi83RjYsIPbHyWU90JGQOMPecOEUYMQN58oh1Pn8eFxEUe69dCxU5iY1af2aQU45ePpiEDLJhyphenhyphen0obU/s1600/Hubbard+Rangeley+1.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOzgDi5CM32-F1YmEpfFvaHxeUnC1OAhwW02y0n_Y-h7GEqQ4OgZ5dkc7-vc1LoDi83RjYsIPbHyWU90JGQOMPecOEUYMQN58oh1Pn8eFxEUe69dCxU5iY1af2aQU45ePpiEDLJhyphenhyphen0obU/s400/Hubbard+Rangeley+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5762293485984571442" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKj2iFunHUAe7r471KRwgVPCxDMriEZ6RDsOq-hn1FUSGvubmvVnxitAUEuDd843xrZialj_3yJoW4HRWPk2Z4c0rEgQBff_CZ0iugMBlndCgFVq0m5sBU0vZcFxEVQ4Ii_wMhDwwY98hQ/s1600/Hubbard+Rangeley+2.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 257px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKj2iFunHUAe7r471KRwgVPCxDMriEZ6RDsOq-hn1FUSGvubmvVnxitAUEuDd843xrZialj_3yJoW4HRWPk2Z4c0rEgQBff_CZ0iugMBlndCgFVq0m5sBU0vZcFxEVQ4Ii_wMhDwwY98hQ/s400/Hubbard+Rangeley+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5762293418912033938" /></a><b>Rangeley Lake Hotel from Manor point, Rangeley Lake, Maine </b><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Hello dear friend:</div><div><br /></div><div>Just over here for a drive.</div><div><br /></div><div>Very hot. We are at</div><div>Porter Lake Strong Maine.</div><div>Sorry not to have seen </div><div>you more this summer.</div><div>Hope you are better than</div><div>when I talked with you.</div><div>Love Lucia</div>Michael Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100534708541452528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716976018383008006.post-1467995323105167982012-06-28T23:48:00.003-05:002012-06-29T00:04:34.869-05:00Postcard 268: Postmarked July 24th, 1947, Augusta ME<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnHqMfR6s9JFzSYVp-M9ym-UPSCE0gFKm2kt0N72ICpaI65rZPE_kOu96gatIut3ugKKhV9ytyGBHONxWwlv7sWukavPdLveGTM_st2v0brhLmaMBF4xHhbKiCucWW4Ih6aXaUyEaDC6aT/s1600/Hubbard+Augusta.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnHqMfR6s9JFzSYVp-M9ym-UPSCE0gFKm2kt0N72ICpaI65rZPE_kOu96gatIut3ugKKhV9ytyGBHONxWwlv7sWukavPdLveGTM_st2v0brhLmaMBF4xHhbKiCucWW4Ih6aXaUyEaDC6aT/s400/Hubbard+Augusta.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5759320121233239906" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrWfEjBLgu-L7mWFrIwFLkub4HyvW7krBvaBIWU5yFnhhGkEpzVn9BxasyY9LZKWhXHwdsVvjYrHtdmYqUW1yl_jmUCprQ_toccrVyeyQyAo-irWth8JsdlSsP2mPGwEwXJ0p5Lnh8NR1l/s1600/Hubbard+Augusta+2.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrWfEjBLgu-L7mWFrIwFLkub4HyvW7krBvaBIWU5yFnhhGkEpzVn9BxasyY9LZKWhXHwdsVvjYrHtdmYqUW1yl_jmUCprQ_toccrVyeyQyAo-irWth8JsdlSsP2mPGwEwXJ0p5Lnh8NR1l/s400/Hubbard+Augusta+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5759320032375625986" /></a><b>Governor's Residence, Augusta, Maine</b><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Here for day.</div><div>Having wonderful</div><div>weather. See you</div><div>soon.</div><div>L.B.C.</div>Michael Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100534708541452528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716976018383008006.post-77578799195714628222012-06-28T23:23:00.007-05:002012-07-09T23:08:32.058-05:00Postcard 267: Postmarked Aug. 26th, 1947, Blodgett Landing, NH, with Note Glued Over Sender's Original Message<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDpPV-_I0CkuI3yyD_ai2Tt5Y_z6yS78Td6yzSOPG6LU68GSO9tH1TEfYz7KFljztJNNd8WqPoY3xZEBBmwmXNJUwz1V14g4uJTWYLHR9g1ujl0dqVhZmL1Mh_m-FhmaX_pkSm36ZJOqx4/s1600/Hubbard+SooNipi+1.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDpPV-_I0CkuI3yyD_ai2Tt5Y_z6yS78Td6yzSOPG6LU68GSO9tH1TEfYz7KFljztJNNd8WqPoY3xZEBBmwmXNJUwz1V14g4uJTWYLHR9g1ujl0dqVhZmL1Mh_m-FhmaX_pkSm36ZJOqx4/s400/Hubbard+SooNipi+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5759310512564576578" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjodbkOhjkZ3rMiytS-j01qs3ZbDg_1lVDEYJHy76DO0JA4FAALTWCf76jUfm7K8PP0aJKAtmlDYsIh78mX5OWhWeMCnlgtv1hyP6X-2vPhweetmgkEuqU_53r0KEsTptzghrllU4HbB2fD/s1600/Hubbard+SooNipi+2.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjodbkOhjkZ3rMiytS-j01qs3ZbDg_1lVDEYJHy76DO0JA4FAALTWCf76jUfm7K8PP0aJKAtmlDYsIh78mX5OWhWeMCnlgtv1hyP6X-2vPhweetmgkEuqU_53r0KEsTptzghrllU4HbB2fD/s400/Hubbard+SooNipi+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5759310436486347954" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEj0R9nwu1vsltZz0DIHt63lWhvrMNxaS7sXrY4nKlqKaW9XbAguWhbOzzgHUx49Km261Yk7obBRINRPdcA3KzCpvncrLti5JjzVAj5uznamBTjAchMciFu4P4kzZ0BSnF4qB24cVXtMEu/s1600/Hubbard+SooNipi+3.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEj0R9nwu1vsltZz0DIHt63lWhvrMNxaS7sXrY4nKlqKaW9XbAguWhbOzzgHUx49Km261Yk7obBRINRPdcA3KzCpvncrLti5JjzVAj5uznamBTjAchMciFu4P4kzZ0BSnF4qB24cVXtMEu/s400/Hubbard+SooNipi+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5759310345955655938" /></a><b>Soo-Nipi Lodge, Lake Sunapee, N. H.</b><div><b><br /></b></div><div>A friend of mine built and owned this</div><div>lovely place. A year before I was married, I</div><div>spent many happy weeks there. A bit of Sunapee</div><div>Lake can be seen at the foot of the hill.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Michael Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100534708541452528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716976018383008006.post-2675510201508239672012-06-27T00:52:00.003-05:002012-06-27T00:58:44.370-05:00Postcard 266: Postmarked Dec. 4th, 1947, Boston, MA<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_DOTybzWJr9GQgyrVq2RFOM499bHxeXE6_zqYOfpuWZNpfp1i6JeJffopdfVQZYvNAYnQjuE30PfNyCT0a0-rtV2VPPaI8refHpQzz9CzY4M7KfuAvpjWVe45CVLTuzOlxXncCQa_84s/s1600/Hubbard+Beacon+Street+1.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_DOTybzWJr9GQgyrVq2RFOM499bHxeXE6_zqYOfpuWZNpfp1i6JeJffopdfVQZYvNAYnQjuE30PfNyCT0a0-rtV2VPPaI8refHpQzz9CzY4M7KfuAvpjWVe45CVLTuzOlxXncCQa_84s/s400/Hubbard+Beacon+Street+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5758591078406110194" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg94eMkZWMsCSXiWlj83CjhtK9wybjZ3fW3B1TF3p-6T9oDeIuaFy5z5Ze0ekUUbzhizaA65OdT3cNESb5WLQULqM-Mj5rLSYM6o25nCJdHnoGrtm8r7cHwLg0QHTnDvnKi3Eaq3wRRNYX/s1600/Hubbard+Beacon+Street+2.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg94eMkZWMsCSXiWlj83CjhtK9wybjZ3fW3B1TF3p-6T9oDeIuaFy5z5Ze0ekUUbzhizaA65OdT3cNESb5WLQULqM-Mj5rLSYM6o25nCJdHnoGrtm8r7cHwLg0QHTnDvnKi3Eaq3wRRNYX/s400/Hubbard+Beacon+Street+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5758590973386672674" /></a><b>Beacon Street Esplanade from Harvard Bridge, Boston, Mass</b><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Beacon Street Esplanade from Harvard</div><div>Bridge, Boston. A beautiful park with a</div><div>promenade along the Charles River be-</div><div>tween Massachusetts Ave., and Charles</div><div>Street Esplanade.</div><div><br /></div><div>12/4/47</div><div>Hope you are </div><div>feeling well, Sue </div><div>is downstairs looking</div><div>at dresses in</div><div>filenes. She just </div><div>got back.</div><div>luck</div><div>Pete</div><div><br /></div><div>Only looked--didn't touch</div><div><br /></div>Michael Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100534708541452528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716976018383008006.post-27042001194304365702012-06-05T23:11:00.002-05:002012-06-05T23:22:43.885-05:00Postcard 265: Postmarked July 30th, 1948, Ashland, NH, with Note Glued Over Sender's Original Message<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2JdQKJ2wY94COwDJTV13vbt1rr6UUFrvxVYjPn-SVPMKYUbqdYrgMwUe4UPSmGeDwNWGRJz5QYBRxBCLRxMYASVfJ6R4HyG6Ajn_AzpggPl3afrTSVT-Luk5csP4URXkrYJPUZfW8cNy/s1600/Hubbard+Cascade+1.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 257px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2JdQKJ2wY94COwDJTV13vbt1rr6UUFrvxVYjPn-SVPMKYUbqdYrgMwUe4UPSmGeDwNWGRJz5QYBRxBCLRxMYASVfJ6R4HyG6Ajn_AzpggPl3afrTSVT-Luk5csP4URXkrYJPUZfW8cNy/s400/Hubbard+Cascade+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5750774139333601746" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMlk-L2lBrezrummakXN3YOlZ5Fc2Dcf82zh4FA6DkiCVI5RSmXSJhY1TjuIgbx3mflKF8IFxcsk43nFMNmbepiUIaqOptdNTsatM2SIY2jaFPgTnJ0bK04Ii-oJ_gO-EMy1BISGA1dpRB/s1600/Hubbard+Cascade+2.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMlk-L2lBrezrummakXN3YOlZ5Fc2Dcf82zh4FA6DkiCVI5RSmXSJhY1TjuIgbx3mflKF8IFxcsk43nFMNmbepiUIaqOptdNTsatM2SIY2jaFPgTnJ0bK04Ii-oJ_gO-EMy1BISGA1dpRB/s400/Hubbard+Cascade+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5750774061701805682" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfesB6N98hlCGdNZgsdNzMcsZG7qdMfAqyZoq0XckWWAMYX0zDtvi3SdIiv4Tonmhw6WKbADFY0fbaOPBMMRTwTOP_zLLIznuA-KzM_WzmLVb0UGRkyKEbZXkx1J9asYqCIH8SuVkhIsLC/s1600/Hubbard+Cascade+3.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfesB6N98hlCGdNZgsdNzMcsZG7qdMfAqyZoq0XckWWAMYX0zDtvi3SdIiv4Tonmhw6WKbADFY0fbaOPBMMRTwTOP_zLLIznuA-KzM_WzmLVb0UGRkyKEbZXkx1J9asYqCIH8SuVkhIsLC/s400/Hubbard+Cascade+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5750773983460941154" /></a><b>I have seen this wonderful cascade</b><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Received you nice letter and</div><div><br /></div><div>I got fun at time</div><div>but no coming. Will</div><div>try and write letter soon.</div><div><br /></div><div>F.G.T.</div><div><br /></div>Michael Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100534708541452528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716976018383008006.post-1345830213850343522012-06-04T23:36:00.006-05:002012-06-28T23:34:45.423-05:00Postcard 264: Postmarked Aug. 1st, 1948, Worcester, MA, with Note Glued Over Sender's Original Message<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXsdmMzM6iTvDAuxWdASMDRLFMA-cSh67_5ql12GSWS6y2a7lx_mArngM9dOxilvKwFfdT8Kl4yTQVBFuMHfdo2FXV_UqWvz-6-0HcohDd-rn8_HyxFLoU1eOm6oJ2rNyLtxaqtAIRB12/s1600/State+Hospital+1.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXsdmMzM6iTvDAuxWdASMDRLFMA-cSh67_5ql12GSWS6y2a7lx_mArngM9dOxilvKwFfdT8Kl4yTQVBFuMHfdo2FXV_UqWvz-6-0HcohDd-rn8_HyxFLoU1eOm6oJ2rNyLtxaqtAIRB12/s400/State+Hospital+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5750407448902978114" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhabNdPij5asYojPzrhBJMT1ReXowlXhBLyZITtx1HyJY1Ksyt5pu3vS-CC0-VlhgfF94TQow_WMOc9qJrvzDvQCUYRdJ2dv6_DsAmsKoZ8YEA47Y2-mjF0BK1IhXM7gQcrUbHPq6dpcxBD/s1600/State+Hospital+2.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhabNdPij5asYojPzrhBJMT1ReXowlXhBLyZITtx1HyJY1Ksyt5pu3vS-CC0-VlhgfF94TQow_WMOc9qJrvzDvQCUYRdJ2dv6_DsAmsKoZ8YEA47Y2-mjF0BK1IhXM7gQcrUbHPq6dpcxBD/s400/State+Hospital+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5750407361937020578" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj104_luT3igoeXjEOy4QWbPy6d5a609JGx-4ZzCVsGpGnCnsqG8qgX-6Ehuu8-ohi1EOg8VH98tfrb1gTe89iEle1rQ504grMlnpkxALgUlEfmQdVYzy7-C7TrF-NYDlmVR_UNRGBn-YR/s1600/State+Hospital+3.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj104_luT3igoeXjEOy4QWbPy6d5a609JGx-4ZzCVsGpGnCnsqG8qgX-6Ehuu8-ohi1EOg8VH98tfrb1gTe89iEle1rQ504grMlnpkxALgUlEfmQdVYzy7-C7TrF-NYDlmVR_UNRGBn-YR/s400/State+Hospital+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5750407277363699186" /></a><b>State Hospital, Worcester, Mass.</b><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Those who can't think quite straight are</div><div>treated in this institution. I have a friend</div><div>who has been there nearly three years, and it</div><div>is believed she will entirely recover.</div><div>She writes lovely letters. </div>Michael Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100534708541452528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716976018383008006.post-34493163504838121642012-06-01T00:28:00.005-05:002012-06-01T00:46:58.837-05:00Postcard 263: Postmarked July 8th, 1943, San Francisco, CA<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWWhinDFXYvjYxQTLEcMjLjgLyVO3jB1C9Ab5kltk98muQa2u8onhRwSrwmFbUKoDvbnSPYGH9QJosN0joW0eRrOvpb8HcaQq4my-OWSxZEPk-8YsSn_6ZbI2q5u1cb5N4NkQxe4T8XcL/s1600/Hospitality+House+1.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWWhinDFXYvjYxQTLEcMjLjgLyVO3jB1C9Ab5kltk98muQa2u8onhRwSrwmFbUKoDvbnSPYGH9QJosN0joW0eRrOvpb8HcaQq4my-OWSxZEPk-8YsSn_6ZbI2q5u1cb5N4NkQxe4T8XcL/s400/Hospitality+House+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5748936430254452978" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIDVuua-iFKDK48gQvpfNcR33P84RJAoAB2tbFPhDTROyBBRqoHzS2GyGN2TvLFTiAouy7G0y0g9_DaeamxCpKLZ-MEscwW-5S6A-_f_GsEV2rZjEzjQPjhx5cziUiBFXec32XU8PhXmjy/s1600/Hospitality+House+2.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIDVuua-iFKDK48gQvpfNcR33P84RJAoAB2tbFPhDTROyBBRqoHzS2GyGN2TvLFTiAouy7G0y0g9_DaeamxCpKLZ-MEscwW-5S6A-_f_GsEV2rZjEzjQPjhx5cziUiBFXec32XU8PhXmjy/s400/Hospitality+House+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5748936314415937042" /></a><b>I am a Visitor at Hospitality House</b><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Built and operated</div><div>by the city and county of San Francisco</div><div><br /></div><div>Mission Dolores</div><div>San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge</div><div>Chinatown</div><div>Fisherman's Wharf San Francisco</div><div>Playland at the Beach</div><div>Coits Tower</div><div><br /></div><div>Pvt. Windell F. Smith</div><div>HQ and HQ Co.</div><div>Fort Mason</div><div>San Francisco, Cal.</div><div>U.S. Army</div><div><br /></div><div>7/7/43</div><div>Hello:</div><div>Hope you all had</div><div>a time on the 4th.</div><div>I worked all day on my</div><div>4th. (Monday). I may have</div><div>to go with my outfit</div><div>to Camp Stoneville,</div><div>Calif. this week-end</div><div>for 10 days.</div><div>Windell</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Michael Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100534708541452528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716976018383008006.post-83096632377973930892012-05-24T23:41:00.003-05:002012-05-24T23:47:10.470-05:00Postcard 262: Postmarked Oct. 27th, 1943, Birmingham, AL<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTOEMyeB6n51rFjzXtlYet6JjwK_68zCkJhYYuSPpet2KPG8knhTy21mZUXDQrdlJN27veUCDAfirN9quyKkGpNsqTQ056FwLZFlHeESzXARIc0NGn08kLB7qBQuwrx6NauYqXP4Hhrs7/s1600/Fleming+To+Arms+1.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTOEMyeB6n51rFjzXtlYet6JjwK_68zCkJhYYuSPpet2KPG8knhTy21mZUXDQrdlJN27veUCDAfirN9quyKkGpNsqTQ056FwLZFlHeESzXARIc0NGn08kLB7qBQuwrx6NauYqXP4Hhrs7/s400/Fleming+To+Arms+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5746326855304346274" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjppNkaDj5DSqSmMxgV4Pvs-6mx-GgyXXq5K0c-rTbHcb_zos4PrKlpeNaMinGSySvSJaaZUKPvH4uwi5TmeUpwYFd8RybyY_9f1U4d1jiQiTm5KmJ2DClk8LPfoaSqBDiLHDE_Pzcn3eGv/s1600/Fleming+To+Arms+2.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjppNkaDj5DSqSmMxgV4Pvs-6mx-GgyXXq5K0c-rTbHcb_zos4PrKlpeNaMinGSySvSJaaZUKPvH4uwi5TmeUpwYFd8RybyY_9f1U4d1jiQiTm5KmJ2DClk8LPfoaSqBDiLHDE_Pzcn3eGv/s400/Fleming+To+Arms+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5746326770897494258" /></a><b>Called to Arms</b><div><b><br /></b></div><div>My definition of a kiss</div><div>is a report to</div><div>head-quarters</div><div><br /></div><div>Pvt. Attie A. Fleming, 44169751</div><div>Overseas Repl. Depot</div><div>Camp Stoneman</div><div>Pittsburg, Calif.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sunday morning</div><div>4:15</div><div>Birmingham</div><div><br /></div><div>Dear Mother & Daddy ,</div><div>I got into Birmingham</div><div>at 3:05. I got a taxi</div><div>to the L&M station</div><div>where I am now.</div><div>My train leaves here</div><div>at 7:45. I sent</div><div>Villard a telegram</div><div>a few minutes </div><div>ago. There were plenty</div><div>of seats on the bus.</div><div>Lots of love, Attie</div>Michael Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100534708541452528noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716976018383008006.post-42352874622180036302012-05-23T23:10:00.004-05:002012-05-24T23:47:23.871-05:00Postcard 261: Postmarked Oct. 28th, 1946, Uvalde, TX<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkNN647NwIEXkrut8VW2VBVP0rl5nXhXRGQoqWGKSxUutlcLIoIQPVPDPspwVQVT-WfU-8zyiUCBv0gIOuzzf9KSNRcx9OTl3Z9Sfi1mXfQcfVqB1HUO3sCc1ufuhhM_rqrrTjtJktrCm/s1600/Fleming+Charity+1.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkNN647NwIEXkrut8VW2VBVP0rl5nXhXRGQoqWGKSxUutlcLIoIQPVPDPspwVQVT-WfU-8zyiUCBv0gIOuzzf9KSNRcx9OTl3Z9Sfi1mXfQcfVqB1HUO3sCc1ufuhhM_rqrrTjtJktrCm/s400/Fleming+Charity+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5745947875946525634" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS7p6wSQYCUICSNG5-c7M9DxCn1K8QAgXOWVuFdcf0CgZhLkhwG7orImC8EZZeIqdcIjj15DU9v8XX1o8GAFWL48IzFTasXLqA3uWFGsB9rsS6fKrlzI78ASAoQfh3uf8ZQWWObrh2ibn-/s1600/Fleming+Charity+2.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS7p6wSQYCUICSNG5-c7M9DxCn1K8QAgXOWVuFdcf0CgZhLkhwG7orImC8EZZeIqdcIjj15DU9v8XX1o8GAFWL48IzFTasXLqA3uWFGsB9rsS6fKrlzI78ASAoQfh3uf8ZQWWObrh2ibn-/s400/Fleming+Charity+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5745947826595185714" /></a><b style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">New Charity Hospital, New Orleans, LA.</b><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; "><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">The new Charity Hospital, constructed at a cost of</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">$12,500,000 is one of the most outstanding medical structures in</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">the United States, providing the most modern of hospital facili-</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">ties.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">Pvt. Attie A. Fleming, 44169751</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">Overseas Repl. Depot</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">Camp Stoneman</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">Pittsburg, Calif.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">On the train in </span>Texas</span></div><div><span>Monday<span style="font-size: 100%;"> morning</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">8:00 o'clock</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">Dear Mother & Daddy,</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">Traveling in Texas</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">now. Gee, this is a </div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">flat country. Expect to </div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">get to San Antonio</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">where Villard is at</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">3 o'clock this afternoon.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">Lots of love, Attie</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">My train doesn't</div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">go through </span>Phoenix<span style="font-size: 100%;">.</span></span></div>Michael Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100534708541452528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716976018383008006.post-8668816939532265982012-05-21T23:46:00.006-05:002012-06-30T15:00:39.989-05:00Postcard 260: Postmarked Oct. 29th, 1946, El Paso & ? Railway Post Office<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTIoAGJBrpTXyOT36aBTlKwqKE9KcrpGL3LCluBUO_o_faA5jAigwoyFcTXfIRsq4Q_j50sFfVIkY1tQ-o9PRD3L7iwbSHkF2hje-LzbavYl-4UOAnYb9WwXixvlUZpnNh9sK-LlSG-oT/s1600/Fleming+El+Paso+1.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTIoAGJBrpTXyOT36aBTlKwqKE9KcrpGL3LCluBUO_o_faA5jAigwoyFcTXfIRsq4Q_j50sFfVIkY1tQ-o9PRD3L7iwbSHkF2hje-LzbavYl-4UOAnYb9WwXixvlUZpnNh9sK-LlSG-oT/s400/Fleming+El+Paso+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5745215906521013218" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtandf0thTRBmW6tz3y37ADNA18_ff7SoYGBby_ogruE_HYsVjyQ2XDcaW76zXbApQNy-uQIPmmgQjlpgH5B0wzIK1GxD_bMQ2ugPRy8PHpZpe9i2q4vlFKsbXPt8XLP7Zc6LIKTTxpjim/s1600/Fleming+El+paso+2.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtandf0thTRBmW6tz3y37ADNA18_ff7SoYGBby_ogruE_HYsVjyQ2XDcaW76zXbApQNy-uQIPmmgQjlpgH5B0wzIK1GxD_bMQ2ugPRy8PHpZpe9i2q4vlFKsbXPt8XLP7Zc6LIKTTxpjim/s400/Fleming+El+paso+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5745215828525742114" /></a><b>Beautiful Residences on Montana Street, El Paso, Texas</b><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Pvt. Attie A. Fleming, 44169751</div><div>This space for writing messages</div><div>Overseas Repl. Depot</div><div>Camp Stoneman</div><div>Pittsburg, Calif.</div><div><br /></div><div>Tuesday afternoon</div><div>on the train</div><div><br /></div><div>Dear Dad & Mother</div><div>Having a grand </div><div>time! I'm in ariz.</div><div>now near Tuscon.</div><div>Have just come</div><div>through New Mexico.</div><div>They must not know</div><div>what trees are here?</div><div>Love, Attie</div>Michael Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100534708541452528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716976018383008006.post-31290314866459806822012-05-21T00:15:00.003-05:002012-05-21T00:21:28.192-05:00Postcard 259: Postmarked Oct. 30th, 1946, Los Angeles, CA<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJTd1zUx7yiY6-PM3lmUZqFJLwCCJG9NKLGcTJKz0BEWHIeecUqZM35B8lHjvYRTUTOeDip8MyCKmuta3BkdqD_4f8yI3RtPWQQW7gCx74D-ZLvn-imQr3jR6EJorqFSPceZ7JHteHb5W/s1600/Fleming+Landscape+1.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJTd1zUx7yiY6-PM3lmUZqFJLwCCJG9NKLGcTJKz0BEWHIeecUqZM35B8lHjvYRTUTOeDip8MyCKmuta3BkdqD_4f8yI3RtPWQQW7gCx74D-ZLvn-imQr3jR6EJorqFSPceZ7JHteHb5W/s400/Fleming+Landscape+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5744851094170123874" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWctfsPuYmKsT3THDbSdlggq-nm19ABVzd_mmadpEW8GhC_pB22NLwQPS_z20kfF8P17jFEHbQOCXIvoPY6rSrLVdD1Rt1USwsMDxvTY-YcyRGxIH6ehhS18IufTVLr_Bj1AFtytQ_S4a/s1600/Fleming+Landscape+2.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWctfsPuYmKsT3THDbSdlggq-nm19ABVzd_mmadpEW8GhC_pB22NLwQPS_z20kfF8P17jFEHbQOCXIvoPY6rSrLVdD1Rt1USwsMDxvTY-YcyRGxIH6ehhS18IufTVLr_Bj1AFtytQ_S4a/s400/Fleming+Landscape+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5744851035081410466" /></a><b>Landscape of a California Home</b><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Pvt. Attie A. Fleming 44169751</div><div><br /></div><div>Typical of many of the Southland's beauti-</div><div>ful homes is this spacious garden of lawn, </div><div>hedges, flowers and trees.</div><div><br /></div><div>Overseas Repl. Depot</div><div>Camp Stoneman</div><div>Pittsburg, Callif.</div><div><br /></div><div>Wed. Morning</div><div>Los Angeles</div><div><br /></div><div>Dear Mother & Daddy,</div><div>Arrived here a</div><div>few minutes ago O.K.</div><div>I have just gotten</div><div>reservations for the</div><div>train into Pittsburg.</div><div>Leaves at 8:25.</div><div>Love,</div><div>Attie</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Michael Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100534708541452528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716976018383008006.post-1013696041289741962012-05-17T23:48:00.004-05:002012-05-17T23:50:57.254-05:00Postcard 258: Unposted Real Photo Postcard, Early 20th Century<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkCAYN32xQyfKqxtr883uGNBcKPbyS0kauGyXcRwE6KNsYCQU7IzFspHK843RBb5YIwvpfNaDVWwh_hyphenhyphenZCa_fhbCEiRA3F-DIf2FLRRcTWfQDDWRO4VGTXv4uFSnOnYGZPlxj1qqvdmqJ9/s1600/Aerial+View+1.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkCAYN32xQyfKqxtr883uGNBcKPbyS0kauGyXcRwE6KNsYCQU7IzFspHK843RBb5YIwvpfNaDVWwh_hyphenhyphenZCa_fhbCEiRA3F-DIf2FLRRcTWfQDDWRO4VGTXv4uFSnOnYGZPlxj1qqvdmqJ9/s400/Aerial+View+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5743731033351919762" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI43BAgYcV1CzR2HOaqy5z5XoO4aLw0eyq2_CYgMHgVshkroiS0f_OBvN6aGIuvs4aHFii2OmjcUHNGvbjIrye-_AuC3jN7xoYrzbTQwsjcFx6alDk9UwmIBL2XGT3tWtwYySGLbbqMgcR/s1600/Aerial+View+2.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 254px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI43BAgYcV1CzR2HOaqy5z5XoO4aLw0eyq2_CYgMHgVshkroiS0f_OBvN6aGIuvs4aHFii2OmjcUHNGvbjIrye-_AuC3jN7xoYrzbTQwsjcFx6alDk9UwmIBL2XGT3tWtwYySGLbbqMgcR/s400/Aerial+View+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5743730879626958290" /></a><b>Aug. 22--1948</b><div>Place</div><div>stamp</div><div>here</div>Michael Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100534708541452528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716976018383008006.post-57550787655984635522012-05-12T23:25:00.005-05:002012-05-21T00:21:59.862-05:00Postcard 257: Postmarked July 24th, 1967, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjskEwtKhk5D_zISB_wN5AUmMLRLGxL1ZpMchF0YRUobDJ0iuZA2ISU-pJGseZvjZLVLTFAvFGJEKnt3A8ONZ8M8vXpX576lB1MY3bAx-NRbTLZfE8qkBtuj8pSyyeK2qHQD2DVdM-yuuzO/s1600/Lockheed+1.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjskEwtKhk5D_zISB_wN5AUmMLRLGxL1ZpMchF0YRUobDJ0iuZA2ISU-pJGseZvjZLVLTFAvFGJEKnt3A8ONZ8M8vXpX576lB1MY3bAx-NRbTLZfE8qkBtuj8pSyyeK2qHQD2DVdM-yuuzO/s400/Lockheed+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5741869630423116914" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyN4sasK39F2oHG78DqgXf_0j5v9KQE6acoDFFp9Mo891B4_rhyLa4inMw90_s8coXFX_LPAhAODZP1HsXAFVsuHSItUp8mR73XXJJb5fbJIVha2SbT8q0fersdLFmCzSHuefj4cAiLGgt/s1600/Lockheed+2.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyN4sasK39F2oHG78DqgXf_0j5v9KQE6acoDFFp9Mo891B4_rhyLa4inMw90_s8coXFX_LPAhAODZP1HsXAFVsuHSItUp8mR73XXJJb5fbJIVha2SbT8q0fersdLFmCzSHuefj4cAiLGgt/s400/Lockheed+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5741869567799424818" /></a><b>W K I</b><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Hi Love--I know you aren't</div><div><br /></div><div>Air Force Museum located at</div><div>Wright-Patterson Air Force Base</div><div>Dayton, Ohio</div><div>Free Admission--Open to Public</div><div>9 A.M.--4 P.M. Weekdays, 1 P.M.--5 P.M.</div><div>Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays</div><div>Closed Christmas Day</div><div>Lockheed P-38 "Lightning"</div><div>Famous twin-engine fighter plane of World</div><div>War II Period.</div><div><br /></div><div>interested in this picture but</div><div>thought Chipper might. After a</div><div>round of golf on Saturday--</div><div>I scored very well--one of the TAC</div><div>Navigators drove into Fairborn</div><div>to see the museum. It was</div><div>fascinating--B-17-B-24 all</div><div>the old WWII planes and much</div><div>about WWI. After this I came </div><div>back and have relaxed watching </div><div>TV (baseball and golf)--It's 7 PM now</div><div>and I'll go our and eat shortly</div><div>Miss you sweet wife--Love, Wink</div><div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div></div>Michael Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100534708541452528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716976018383008006.post-73934402336117167072012-05-09T23:13:00.005-05:002012-05-21T00:21:47.403-05:00Postcard 256: Unposted, Mid-20th Century<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5sdgUFcvwWkO6mY21Xpe-MiO88qVhuUYhXTjhsSBPxu9yRMe9M1aXkx62P6tO1qilD1PlW9vinWec5m3f0psxcMkgDTEHcS201OnnEwf40nOR-aRoeoxCUWXlg61mC25CseFuPQApoWAe/s1600/USS+Arizona.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5sdgUFcvwWkO6mY21Xpe-MiO88qVhuUYhXTjhsSBPxu9yRMe9M1aXkx62P6tO1qilD1PlW9vinWec5m3f0psxcMkgDTEHcS201OnnEwf40nOR-aRoeoxCUWXlg61mC25CseFuPQApoWAe/s400/USS+Arizona.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5740753239857177010" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP3JLtNVg_jxvrNo3HaeIY7a0r8nLpktwd51CI2dwjeQxzS7p4xnlIWE32M9DK9b9Szw1MoBK592iHxNkcp-rweBLqgIur0mlCVip6DwNea94D2nvSDmYdcgqwFPpBvXqWBgfYbrpux3Te/s1600/USS+Arizona+2.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP3JLtNVg_jxvrNo3HaeIY7a0r8nLpktwd51CI2dwjeQxzS7p4xnlIWE32M9DK9b9Szw1MoBK592iHxNkcp-rweBLqgIur0mlCVip6DwNea94D2nvSDmYdcgqwFPpBvXqWBgfYbrpux3Te/s400/USS+Arizona+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5740753156195901090" /></a><b>USS Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor </b><div><b><br /></b></div><div>The memorial honors America's heroic war dead</div><div>of December 7, 1941 in the pacific Ocean Area,</div><div>and provides a national monument to eternal</div><div>vigilance.</div><div><br /></div><div>6/18/65</div><div>Was proclaimed </div><div>a national shrine</div><div>today. We couldn't</div><div>go--a little too far</div><div>from Honolulu</div><div>M. W.</div><div><br /></div>Michael Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100534708541452528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716976018383008006.post-69702934989328127852012-05-09T22:55:00.005-05:002012-06-30T15:01:13.162-05:00Postcard 255: Postmarked Sep. 20th, 1912, Farley and Cedar Rapids, IA Railway Post Office<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxcnkwmSb-xG2C23ed3d7Zcf3tV6y2l_e-g1ItU71zEvqR-qytHPd4eXpXKs4I0ru0EhCXkXB_r3yYvjRff9A9zhb_wxeMdaoJ13jW3Se3Pp3SIJtn93Stv3NNec5ycbu1GpSfHglSzunH/s1600/Feeding+the+Deer+1.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxcnkwmSb-xG2C23ed3d7Zcf3tV6y2l_e-g1ItU71zEvqR-qytHPd4eXpXKs4I0ru0EhCXkXB_r3yYvjRff9A9zhb_wxeMdaoJ13jW3Se3Pp3SIJtn93Stv3NNec5ycbu1GpSfHglSzunH/s400/Feeding+the+Deer+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5740748870573274050" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1QxWdLQHU1u_ye00CDbBxZpqa8NRSt0Jea4CCNg2irt4tZ0wjFZpV8QUbdBZ1NSKoLAr0VT10zVj0xllTpH5rTeq26sKETNfyDiJVHOqp3epxUx-At4UeUaOX_lZrXIDaCr6RGh98jHBe/s1600/Feeding+the+Deer+2.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1QxWdLQHU1u_ye00CDbBxZpqa8NRSt0Jea4CCNg2irt4tZ0wjFZpV8QUbdBZ1NSKoLAr0VT10zVj0xllTpH5rTeq26sKETNfyDiJVHOqp3epxUx-At4UeUaOX_lZrXIDaCr6RGh98jHBe/s400/Feeding+the+Deer+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5740748781088058626" /></a><b>Feeding the Deer , Beuer Park, Cedar Rapids, Iowa</b><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Well hope you are</div><div>all well We have </div><div>started for Vinton</div><div>with Mother she</div><div>wants to go</div><div>before cold weather</div><div>good bye all</div><div>Your Sister</div>Michael Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100534708541452528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716976018383008006.post-53948415951273410002012-05-09T00:00:00.004-05:002012-05-09T00:03:36.925-05:00Postcard 254: Unposted Real Photo Postcard, Early 20h Century<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyphenhyphen-zhQl4s9n2Oie5rOgTFqNLeGNSfjpz2ec-6sB3eJP0UadPT5flmh7_jyR8Q0AD6u-Lm3_xMehGNwH5RoGfOJ4k0qCLVSpNV3RUVKfJs9HwZslj_dKjMF-OzM-ubkO8fe9W-f6TTqZKf/s1600/Fence.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyphenhyphen-zhQl4s9n2Oie5rOgTFqNLeGNSfjpz2ec-6sB3eJP0UadPT5flmh7_jyR8Q0AD6u-Lm3_xMehGNwH5RoGfOJ4k0qCLVSpNV3RUVKfJs9HwZslj_dKjMF-OzM-ubkO8fe9W-f6TTqZKf/s400/Fence.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5740394690473149362" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqZzZdgVTt2fSzn20qufrOA5Uyhk2SINCr5QFacP1KwXf7qtU81oxfyvJoQLCX9sM8oh-R7_scZJu-CQClIRVQRLH-KzZqLyVPrrSFg8nt6C-z3Zia1MhwqsFJggbDDcB7eQlCjDyvqpD/s1600/Fence+2.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqZzZdgVTt2fSzn20qufrOA5Uyhk2SINCr5QFacP1KwXf7qtU81oxfyvJoQLCX9sM8oh-R7_scZJu-CQClIRVQRLH-KzZqLyVPrrSFg8nt6C-z3Zia1MhwqsFJggbDDcB7eQlCjDyvqpD/s400/Fence+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5740394614649976514" /></a><b>Post Card</b><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Correspondence here</div>Michael Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100534708541452528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716976018383008006.post-41653973659876819052012-05-07T00:25:00.005-05:002012-05-20T00:09:36.938-05:00Postcard 253: Unposted, Early 20th Century<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMN5nAg9kqWlzy2sHgFjovcE6uteGJSuPn1z3I-3RFBZMPlyv3RKgCK-aSH_MbGwT8TN94ObPI9jTwTkz4PBsfkVRl2bC4ayW3FAVoTMpbqzhhWCeRY-SBq74QKXIaScfIDoNzduWKxLVB/s1600/Northwestern+1.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMN5nAg9kqWlzy2sHgFjovcE6uteGJSuPn1z3I-3RFBZMPlyv3RKgCK-aSH_MbGwT8TN94ObPI9jTwTkz4PBsfkVRl2bC4ayW3FAVoTMpbqzhhWCeRY-SBq74QKXIaScfIDoNzduWKxLVB/s400/Northwestern+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739658428172291954" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9njyFyX5C_SlspJLiCduxmqLEGdScFtHELpyEWLtI6CD3KbEbuZVRMhgd1aTjO1UfQt0pzY6BQKxxku8p8JwINIgBCFV8JrKvYBBf8FzXnDZdCUYneIvtcd7-ff9Og_t38KEmLsAm_Ua/s1600/Northwestern+2.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9njyFyX5C_SlspJLiCduxmqLEGdScFtHELpyEWLtI6CD3KbEbuZVRMhgd1aTjO1UfQt0pzY6BQKxxku8p8JwINIgBCFV8JrKvYBBf8FzXnDZdCUYneIvtcd7-ff9Og_t38KEmLsAm_Ua/s400/Northwestern+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739658348484728034" /></a><b style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">Waiting Room, New North Western Depot, Chicago</b><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; "><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">The North Western Depot is located on West Madison</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">Street between Canal and Clinton Streets. It is the most</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">modern terminal in the world, possessing all the accom-</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">modations of a modern hotel with the exception 0f the</div><div><span>sleeping<span style="font-size: 100%;"> apartments. It was opened to the punlic on June</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">6, 1911, total cost including site, approaches and track </div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">elevations was over $24,000,000.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; ">This space for writing</div>Michael Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100534708541452528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716976018383008006.post-38806918995020990312012-05-07T00:19:00.005-05:002012-05-20T00:10:03.767-05:00Postcard 252: Unposted, Early 20th Century<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53Zq-Wn2ovhukgh2TcSM4rTJtEyYhvu1VwuObj5dYENEvwwigsK4hyphenhyphen17auwnTE9jcMAMFKTtgq-vD8F_EKE-47nq0BJvQqXLGxhDAgKh1kCGVSSWyqDX4bw7iYLbesIIjNKgmCREML8sj/s1600/Michigan+Boulevard+1.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53Zq-Wn2ovhukgh2TcSM4rTJtEyYhvu1VwuObj5dYENEvwwigsK4hyphenhyphen17auwnTE9jcMAMFKTtgq-vD8F_EKE-47nq0BJvQqXLGxhDAgKh1kCGVSSWyqDX4bw7iYLbesIIjNKgmCREML8sj/s400/Michigan+Boulevard+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739656851852031666" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehZltGJMobf1soX_gjt0Cw8KsRPfcDPD6bkQ9Cs-OkR6GXsfAlVwf-0aFU873McomWfhvw3MBaWjq3x4XPi_WwVTb_V5kmmAKX10x1w6MHFyvI19D2XLoLRybll249MM-g6-mDm4_NFuw/s1600/Michigan+boulevard+2.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehZltGJMobf1soX_gjt0Cw8KsRPfcDPD6bkQ9Cs-OkR6GXsfAlVwf-0aFU873McomWfhvw3MBaWjq3x4XPi_WwVTb_V5kmmAKX10x1w6MHFyvI19D2XLoLRybll249MM-g6-mDm4_NFuw/s400/Michigan+boulevard+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739656801971976562" /></a><b>Michigan Boulevard Looking North from Monroe Street, Chicago</b><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Michigan boulevard is one of the best know</div><div>streets in Chicago. All buildings are of the highest</div><div>class of Architecture and very striking in appear-</div><div>ance. Prominent buildings shown on this view are</div><div>the Tower Building, Michigan Boulevard Building</div><div>and Public Library.</div><div><br /></div><div>This space for writing</div>Michael Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100534708541452528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716976018383008006.post-31190275688674787952012-05-05T23:38:00.002-05:002012-05-20T00:11:18.806-05:00Postcard 251: Unposted, Early 20th Century<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEf9wwK0wQfzkJyRNvVF_uzE_Wf_aRFoXEV7HlvUSxFBGOqVfK_DJbXfvIbE_EzEZ0tTUWfaRRcgMy-NCUKjTmO4ED-6DJjes9lR-6l_bMOZBY9aRSHCsxl5tuTItJIqaGtrW46IbTg1N6/s1600/State+and+Madison+1.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEf9wwK0wQfzkJyRNvVF_uzE_Wf_aRFoXEV7HlvUSxFBGOqVfK_DJbXfvIbE_EzEZ0tTUWfaRRcgMy-NCUKjTmO4ED-6DJjes9lR-6l_bMOZBY9aRSHCsxl5tuTItJIqaGtrW46IbTg1N6/s400/State+and+Madison+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739275375419748514" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQWJ8cJRFoV0v5MHVcIQV0tvsD_HAZhkjgUoX1Hg6Qxx32S8FnxC2hVkoXuFldRtldXlyxCiLfu4BaKDv-b6RaU7xY_0CkYXvBY9UyM9J5cJkeCPRzDYsQ-3DE-3MzBnd8EeQzV6uypieS/s1600/State+and+Madison+2.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQWJ8cJRFoV0v5MHVcIQV0tvsD_HAZhkjgUoX1Hg6Qxx32S8FnxC2hVkoXuFldRtldXlyxCiLfu4BaKDv-b6RaU7xY_0CkYXvBY9UyM9J5cJkeCPRzDYsQ-3DE-3MzBnd8EeQzV6uypieS/s400/State+and+Madison+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739275302029832882" /></a><b>State and Madison Sts., "Busiest Corner" in the World, Chicago</b><div><b><br /></b></div><div>State and Madison Streets is in the very center of the </div><div>retail shopping district and is considered the busiest cor-</div><div>ner in the world. It is said that more people pass this</div><div>corner in 24 hours than any other spot in the world.</div><div><br /></div><div>This space for writing</div>Michael Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100534708541452528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716976018383008006.post-20335245275713383632012-05-05T00:11:00.002-05:002012-05-05T00:13:52.792-05:00Postcard 250: Unposted Real Photo Postcard, Early 20th Century<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-X2id7AAwT2YVtL3eUSwa5PpGMSAkfsBeo59CV9dEZwbOPywRse438SyuLtm4EKaa1hp1v677fkezO3npP4HgZuacsZduLngbWfYPObULw7bd36nwlu1ZEK1iTd70asitJ93FGC3X2FDD/s1600/Nine+Months+1.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-X2id7AAwT2YVtL3eUSwa5PpGMSAkfsBeo59CV9dEZwbOPywRse438SyuLtm4EKaa1hp1v677fkezO3npP4HgZuacsZduLngbWfYPObULw7bd36nwlu1ZEK1iTd70asitJ93FGC3X2FDD/s400/Nine+Months+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5738912784380908130" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl670BEyFzVRYyyrk-GJ00swzqctKYfEVy-c3NAJoydds9WutD_t46rRaD0A69KzHCSvTsc6SqIRyShMRUUA-0K0eS9-hgodp_PzSW3GxfOJba7cvpeVL9XBIBl5ihReUKVDYwgjtbH_oM/s1600/Nine+Months+2.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl670BEyFzVRYyyrk-GJ00swzqctKYfEVy-c3NAJoydds9WutD_t46rRaD0A69KzHCSvTsc6SqIRyShMRUUA-0K0eS9-hgodp_PzSW3GxfOJba7cvpeVL9XBIBl5ihReUKVDYwgjtbH_oM/s400/Nine+Months+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5738912709475903474" /></a><b>12/29/04</b><div><b><br /></b></div><div>See how</div><div>big I am.</div><div>Only nine</div><div>months.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Post Card</div><div><br /></div><div>This side for the address</div><div><br /></div><div>Place </div><div>one-cent</div><div>stamp</div><div>here</div></div>Michael Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100534708541452528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716976018383008006.post-27175554876275899802012-05-05T00:08:00.004-05:002012-05-05T00:11:23.000-05:00Postcard 249: Unposted Real Photo Postcard, Early 20th Century<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIfx9OpGem_Waeuizqr7Fv0qMgL1hmPJN-fitppK3rRSKa7dqvZ37l-LythmURNAL4eb4jinhJZS1cz9V0saNcejZiz3JetzY-d2K9ajIXbNOvzjQywmX3IWnYwIBphnW_FN5EzJMHmya2/s1600/After+Dinner+1.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIfx9OpGem_Waeuizqr7Fv0qMgL1hmPJN-fitppK3rRSKa7dqvZ37l-LythmURNAL4eb4jinhJZS1cz9V0saNcejZiz3JetzY-d2K9ajIXbNOvzjQywmX3IWnYwIBphnW_FN5EzJMHmya2/s400/After+Dinner+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5738912022302488002" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Y_I8xUpq2lIfNCAZwPfAZPztev0iTUKwRCowqQ_BXkWGeI2Jj-cUmaTwfsIST6bFUBeCt7Jt4yLmzNgtfcZaEsNw59cNgx0Fn_kaK0vVGfyUDM-6NoLbxDcD23oCwBoCfEX-Zj-Lc5gy/s1600/After+Dinner+2.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Y_I8xUpq2lIfNCAZwPfAZPztev0iTUKwRCowqQ_BXkWGeI2Jj-cUmaTwfsIST6bFUBeCt7Jt4yLmzNgtfcZaEsNw59cNgx0Fn_kaK0vVGfyUDM-6NoLbxDcD23oCwBoCfEX-Zj-Lc5gy/s400/After+Dinner+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5738911991171056834" /></a><b>After Dinner</b><div><b><br /></b></div><div>12/29/04</div><div><br /></div><div>Good </div><div>night.</div><div>R.</div><div><br /></div><div>Post Card</div><div><br /></div><div>This side for the address</div><div><br /></div><div>Place </div><div>one-cent</div><div>stamp</div><div>here</div><div><br /></div>Michael Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17100534708541452528noreply@blogger.com0