This postcard, in the shape of Gran Canaria and mailed from Gran Canaria, made it all the way to me intact and, for the most part, undamaged. There’s just a small crease threatening to cut off the peninsula in the northeast from the rest of the island, but it’s just been slightly bent, not folded. [...]
“The lone San Diego Mission Palm is the one remaining of the original four planted in 1769. Two were sent to Chicago to the Worlds Fair in 1892 and the third was blown down in 1913 while the fourth is pining for its mates and is losing strength rapidly.” This description comes from the back [...]
This is a Curt Teich “Curteichcolor” chrome postcard, number 8CK2226, published in 1958. Here’s what they have to say about our Conch Tour Train, running in Key West: “Operates conducted lecture tours daily on the historic Island City. The train passes more than 60 points of interest, running from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf [...]
The Gulf Beach Hotel, “on beautiful Lido Beach, Sarasota, Florida.” With all that wonderful scenery, let’s take a picture instead of the inside of the motor court and our dark, industrial walkway — it’s worth it just to get a snap of that kid’s Hawaiian shirt. “Modern, luxurious Air-Conditioned Motor Court on the Gulf of [...]
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