“Panoramic View of Hoover (Boulder) Dam: This colorful wide-angle shot of the mighty Dam spanning the Gorge of the Colorado River shows the main highway crossing the rim with Nevada on the right and Arizona on the left. The highest dam in the world by far, it is 727 feet high, 650 feet thick at [...]
“President Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States. Shown with his wife, Rosalyn. Official White House Photo.” This is a standard-sized chrome postcard contemporary with the Carter Administration, published by Silberne Souvenir Sales, Inc. of Washington, DC. Posted today to commemorate the start of Jimmy Carter’s second term.
This card, from my great-grandfather’s collection, brings tidings of the new year of 1913 to Mr. John H. Greim of 715 Dick Street in Reading, Pennsylvania, from Emma Hinline. Alas, Dick Street no longer seems to exist in Reading, probably because eighth-graders kept stealing the street signs. To my knowledge, Mr. Greim is no relation; [...]
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