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A black-and-white photograph of downtown Loveland, CO after heavy snowfall in April, 1920. The location depicted is the 200 block of E 4th St. facing south towards the intersection with Lincoln Avenue. Front text: Loveland Apr. 19 '20 Camera Craft…

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This card depicts a public scene in the 1920s or 1930s. Formally dressed family groups and individuals walk along a boardwalk pier which leads to a rotunda built on pilings over the water. Stairs lead down from the rotunda to the water's surface…

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A black-and-white photograph of Tharp's Log in Sequoia National Park in California. The cabin was constructed in part from a single hollowed sequoia redwood. Transcription: this is the log cabbin a nother one just a few steps with wood all choped and…

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A painted or tinted photograph of an outdoor scene of a palm-lined, paved walkway across a well-manicured lawn. Transcription: Monday Oct 18. Well, we got your letter. Sorry you are blue. You will not need to answer this we will be home the last of…

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A tinted photograph of a public scene in a market plaza in Matamoros, Mexico. Roughly 20 figures stand in front of a covered marketplace in a plaza, next to a clock tower. Transcription: Dear mama and popa, guess you will be surprised to no I am in…

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A painted or tinted photograph of a scene of a black automobile driving on a highway past a row of large palm trees. Transcription: Hello folks, how are you getting along we have not heard from you yet. I am working. They have lots of work going on.…

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A painted or tinted photograph of two oxen pulling a small cart in front of a small house and a larger square building. Transcription: Sabbath morning (illegible) well how is all this (illegible) go it shure is nice here. We are fixing to go to S.C.…

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A black-and-white photograph of oil fields in Henderson, Texas. Transcription: This certainly is a pretty country, wish you was here with me. Dear Grandma, will try and drop you a card to see how you are getting along. Fine, I guess. This certainly…

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Colorful tinted image printed on linen-textured paper shows a bull and bullfighter facing off before stands of spectators. Transcription: Hello Ora, here I am in Juarez Mexico seeing lots of sights. Wish you were here. Love Ruthie

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This postcard from the 1930s shows a black-and-white photograph of a highway lined with large palm trees. A caption printed at the bottom of the image indicates that the photograph was taken in southern Texas, in the lower Rio Grande…
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