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« Reply #300 on: September 12, 2018, 09:25:02 PM »
A rare auto postcard in our collection.

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A rather strange looking family, I must say.

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THAT is awesome! So weird. I really wanna know the who, what, why, and how behind that! And looks like an 'official' photo n card so I want history of marketing guy or who made/approved.

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« Reply #301 on: September 13, 2018, 06:08:14 AM »
A rare auto postcard in our collection.

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A rather strange looking family, I must say.

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Nothing screams "family car" quite like a coupe.

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« Reply #302 on: September 13, 2018, 05:41:35 PM »
THAT is awesome! So weird. I really wanna know the who, what, why, and how behind that! And looks like an 'official' photo n card so I want history of marketing guy or who made/approved.

I guess you would have to be an insider at Buick headquarters to find that information.  There is another postcard just like this one for sale on eBay for $1.46 plus $2.50 shipping.

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« Reply #303 on: September 13, 2018, 05:44:29 PM »
Nothing screams "family car" quite like a coupe.

Seems like it should have those spring things to make the body bounce up and down,

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« Reply #304 on: September 13, 2018, 06:05:27 PM »
Wild Bill Hickok.

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« Reply #305 on: September 14, 2018, 10:39:22 AM »
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« Reply #306 on: September 14, 2018, 01:29:25 PM »
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Your cards are always so nice, Tootsie!

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« Reply #307 on: September 14, 2018, 01:29:48 PM »
Your cards are always so nice, Tootsie!

thank you  :) :)

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« Reply #308 on: September 14, 2018, 01:38:48 PM »
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September 30, 1943:  Naples was liberated from the Nazis.  Also, British actor Ian Ogilvy was born on this day in 1943.

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« Reply #309 on: September 15, 2018, 06:54:50 PM »
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This fancy looking dining room was inside of Jack's Restaurant in San Francisco.  For awhile it was known as San Francisco's second oldest restaurant but sadly it closed back in 2009.  Somebody bought the building in 2016 and it might become a...
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co-working space, with food and a bar.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack%27s_Restaurant

Some interesting info on Jack's Restaurant: https://noehill.com/sf/landmarks/sf146.asp

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« Reply #310 on: September 16, 2018, 06:27:31 PM »
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Creighton's Restaurant again, only this postcard shows the eatery from the outside.  Notice how close the place was to the water.  I've seen some mentions of the restaurant online but I think that the place is gone.  The restaurant anyway.  The building might still be there, I guess.

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Here is an inside look at the restaurant.  Keen eyed observers may remember this from the earlier postcard thread.

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Here is a look at the place at night. 

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« Reply #311 on: September 17, 2018, 03:09:59 PM »
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« Reply #312 on: September 17, 2018, 06:02:18 PM »
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I like how those cows aren't the least bit concerned with the giant Jackalope.  They seem to be far more interested in the photographer who is taking their picture.

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« Reply #313 on: September 17, 2018, 11:39:53 PM »
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I like how those cows aren't the least bit concerned with the giant Jackalope.  They seem to be far more interested in the photographer who is taking their picture.

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Stupid question-- Are they actually that big?
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« Reply #314 on: September 18, 2018, 08:09:45 PM »
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A nice, nighttime view of a river front in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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The card was mailed on August 18, 1949.  Nothing earthshaking happened on that day.  Yours truly was celebrating his first full week of life and a bandleader and his orchestra recorded the following song: