October 7, 2026
Tag: Series x
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Poster Postcards Part X
The US Navy Visits Australia
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U. S. Fleet Visits Australia The year before President Theodore Roosevelt left office, he dispatched the U. S. Navy’s Atlantic Fleet on an around the world tour. Twenty-eight ships and 14,000 men left port in Hampton Ponds, Virginia for South America, Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines, Japan, Malaya, and back home through Suez and the Straits of Gibraltar. One of the…
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March 31, 2026 6 Comments
The Fresh Air Fund, established in 1877 was one of America’s most successful programs devoted to the welfare of children. Read about its history and marvel at the great postcards that form a wake of children at play.