July 27, 2024
Tag: The Life of Riley
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Give Chrome Postcards Some Respect
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Chrome cards like these, that help us remember life in the 1950s and 1960s, are fast becoming difficult to find. Oh, how soon we forget! Pretty soon they’ll be as scarce as the cards from previous decades — and almost as scarce as the products they advertised.
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December 14, 2023 2 Comments
Hospital ships often have long and colorful histories. Most are converted vessels that were once freighters, cruise ships, and one of the first was a brig, a two-masted, square rigger. A hospital ship is also one of the most important vessels in any naval fleet. It has been suggested that more postcards are mailed from hospital ships than any other ship in any navy.