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  • Quilts for a Cause

    Quilts for a Cause

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    “Gun Boat Quilt” was a term given to the raffle quilts made by southern women in order to finance the building of gun boats needed during the Civil War to protect the ports of the southern states and the shipping lanes in and out of southern harbors. This is part of the story.

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Past Article

George Miller
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If you collect fantasy postcards and cards signed by John Cecil Clay are not included, you are missing some of the finest examples of early 20th century American sketch art. Clay’s set, “In Love’s Garden,” published in 1907 by Rotograph is one of the finest examples of American postcard art. Postcard History is proud to encore Professor Miller’s 1985 checklist.

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