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Re: The Postcard Thread
« Reply #1365 on: August 20, 2019, 02:42:48 PM »
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From the weekly postcard auction.

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Re: The Postcard Thread
« Reply #1366 on: August 20, 2019, 03:06:44 PM »
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From the weekly postcard auction.
Any idea what location that was in Florida? It looks like Cypress Gardens although many of the gardens here look similar. Another photo from Cypress Gardens:

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Re: The Postcard Thread
« Reply #1367 on: August 21, 2019, 12:47:28 PM »
Any idea what location that was in Florida? It looks like Cypress Gardens although many of the gardens here look similar. Another photo from Cypress Gardens:

Wow, that pic looks quite a bit like the postcard.  I think you nailed it, Max.  I'm sure that the reverse of the card would have revealed the location, but I rarely save that back of a postcard that I'm not actively bidding on.

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Re: The Postcard Thread
« Reply #1368 on: August 26, 2019, 11:21:42 PM »
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This cool looking motel is, or most likely was, situated near the town of Crookston, Minnesota.  On the direct route to Winnipeg, as the postcard states.

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Postmarked on July 8, 1968.

Sat nite.
This is our house for a
night, and is very nice.
We were in Winnipeg to
day, and spent several
hours on a nice beach
watching the children in
the water, and it has been
a real hot day.  Just had
supper, and have just
discovered that the TV. is out
of order, so we shall not be
up late.  Hope all is fine at
911.  Hello Buttons.  Love to
you                               all,
                                   Mom.


(Mom should have demanded a working TV.)


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Re: The Postcard Thread
« Reply #1369 on: August 27, 2019, 11:53:31 PM »
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Jan 26, 1909
Dear Sammy- Yours
received.  Was very glad
to hear from you.  Will
look forward with great
pleasure for your letter.
We had a dance at (Ada?)
22th  Had a fine time.
Wish you could have been
there.  Give love to all.
        Lovingly.  (Alma?) Allen.

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Re: The Postcard Thread
« Reply #1370 on: August 28, 2019, 08:03:49 AM »
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Jan 26, 1909
Dear Sammy- Yours
received.  Was very glad
to hear from you.  Will
look forward with great
pleasure for your letter.
We had a dance at (Ada?)
22th  Had a fine time.
Wish you could have been
there.  Give love to all.
        Lovingly.  (Alma?) Allen.


Thanks for typing the content, sometimes hard to read.

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Re: The Postcard Thread
« Reply #1371 on: August 28, 2019, 01:23:29 PM »
Thanks for typing the content, sometimes hard to read.

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You are very welcome, anniem.  I really enjoy entering the mindset of people from long ago, by running their handwriting through my brain.  I realize now that being taught cursive handwriting in school wasn't a waste of time after all.  haha.

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Re: The Postcard Thread
« Reply #1372 on: August 28, 2019, 01:35:03 PM »
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 From last week's postcard auction.  I bid on some postcards but not his particular one.

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Re: The Postcard Thread
« Reply #1373 on: August 30, 2019, 11:20:01 PM »
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13042545/earlie-a_-roberts

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Re: The Postcard Thread
« Reply #1374 on: August 31, 2019, 05:17:17 PM »
You are very welcome, anniem.  I really enjoy entering the mindset of people from long ago, by running their handwriting through my brain.  I realize now that being taught cursive handwriting in school wasn't a waste of time after all.  haha.

They don't teach it now

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Re: The Postcard Thread
« Reply #1375 on: August 31, 2019, 05:52:27 PM »
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Re: The Postcard Thread
« Reply #1376 on: August 31, 2019, 07:47:33 PM »
Really?

A radio guy here said his kids have not been taught it. We looked it up and it might be coming back. Likely not all got rid of it, maybe it was mostly here in calicrazyland.

edit: a good thing to be wrong about, I say.

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Re: The Postcard Thread
« Reply #1377 on: August 31, 2019, 08:42:49 PM »
A radio guy here said his kids have not been taught it. We looked it up and it might be coming back. Likely not all got rid of it, maybe it was mostly here in calicrazyland.

edit: a good thing to be wrong about, I say.

So are signatures all in print for the younger ones now?
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Re: The Postcard Thread
« Reply #1378 on: August 31, 2019, 09:08:04 PM »
So are signatures all in print for the younger ones now?

Some have not been taught. All printy, them.

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Re: The Postcard Thread
« Reply #1379 on: September 03, 2019, 03:58:42 PM »
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From the current week's postcard auction.  A postcard showing the green benches at St Petersburg, Florida.