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When Hollywood Stars Die Too Young
everyone wants to know why it happens so often3 Comments
When Hollywood stars die young, everyone wants to know why it happens so often. It happens because life is cheap, and Americans are often fickle about who is chosen to be an idol. Thankfully we have postcards to remind us of those who died too young.
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A Day at the Department Store
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Shopping in a department store is often an event that is remembered fondly. Then there are other department store adventures that should be forgotten. Here are some tales of both.
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Victoria Glacier, Mount Lefroy,
and The Mitre2 Comments
Some lessons learned as youngsters stay with us forever. Other lessons are easily forgotten. Here is one that has lasted a half-century. Perhaps the teacher deserves as much credit as the student.
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Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth
They Ruled the Atlantic3 Comments
Avid collectors of ocean liner postcards will attest that the Cunard Queens are among the most plentiful in our hobby. The “Mary” and “Elizabeth” were named after Queen Elizabeth’s mother and grandmother. For decades they offered luxurious Atlantic crossings.
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