• Bookstores:
    my favorites and some postcards

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    Among the oldest business enterprises in the world are bookstores. They have been around for eons with a primary mission to record and preserve writing and literacy. In ancient civilizations such as those in Egypt and Greece, the earliest “bookstores” were often associated with temples and centers of learning where texts were copied, stored, and…

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    Bookstores:my favorites and some postcards

  • School Lunch

    School Lunch

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    School lunches memoirs do not factor in a lot of biographies. But we all ate them and we turned out pretty darn good. Maybe the gum-drop candies made a difference. Tell us if it was!

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  • Battleships of the U. S. Navyand the Pearl Harbor Attack

    Battleships of the U. S. Navy
    and the Pearl Harbor Attack

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    The Navy battleships that helped the U. S. win the war in the Pacific (1941-1945) had proud histories even before the war, but the officers and crew who operated those ships distinguished themselves above and beyond the call of duty. Postcards show many of them.

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  • Bubbles

    Bubbles

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    The “Bubble” is a natural wonder. A bubble demands that curious people read and research them. Animals love bubbles, too! Ever watch your pet chase a bubble? Forget how old you are. Buy a bottle of bubbles for 79 cents and be a kid, again!

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Past Article

Grandville Landsdell
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Postcards showing Civil War people and events, battlefield sites, the weapons they used, and even the paraphernalia and baggage that was carried around or sent by train, seem to be in endless supply. And today, the days between April 1861 and April 1865 still capture the attention of everyone even remotely interested in history.

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